One Pot Mexican Skillet Pasta
This Mexican-inspired pasta dish can be made in 30 minutes or less. Even the pasta gets cooked right in the pot!
Oh, Monday. Monday has decided to rear it’s ugly head yet again but I’m hoping I can make it a little better with this glorious pasta I have for you today. And it’s not just any kind of pasta. It’s a one-pot-skillet-kind-of-pasta, loaded with cheesy goodness, freshly made salsa, corn, beans, tomato, avocado and ground turkey. And it comes together in less than 30 minutes, perfect for those busy weeknights!
Here’s how it comes together:
We’ll start off with some ground turkey, but feel free to use ground beef or ground chicken depending on your preference.
Then we’ll stir in some tomato sauce and fresh made salsa.
Once that heats through, go ahead and toss in some corn, beans and tomatoes. You can add in your favorite veggies too – it’s completely customizable!
Let that come together and give it a good stir.
Next comes the good stuff – cheese, cheese and some more cheese. I added Monterey Jack and sharp cheddar but I would love to try this again with jalapeno Monterey Jack next time!
That’s it! How easy was that?
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One Pot Mexican Skillet Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 2 cups salsa, homemade or store-bought
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 Roma tomato, diced
- 1 cup corn kernels, frozen, canned or roasted
- 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground turkey and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in pasta, salsa, chicken broth and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 13-16 minutes.
- Stir in tomato, corn and black beans, and gently toss to combine. Stir in cheese until melted through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, topped with avocado and cilantro.
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Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Calphalon Williams-Sonoma. All opinions expressed are my own.
Maybe a fall vegetable stir fry of sorts.
Truth in titles … need different pot to cook pasta…. not truely one pot meal!
You can actually throw uncooked pasta with 2 cups water right into the saucepan and let it cook through (this is the method of the original recipe) – I just prefer to have my pasta cooked separately.
LOL at your ridiculousness! Cook the pasta in a large saucepan — transfer to dish once it’s cooked. Continue on with recipe. Man, that was hard.
I’d like to take advantage of this excellent pan’s stove-top-to-oven capability, and make something like chicken breasts that start with a quick saute in olive oil to brown them. After that, soften some onions in the pan, make a quick sauce right in the pan (scraping up all that goodness from the bottom of the pan), replace the chicken, cover it, and pop it in the oven to finish. I make a similar dish now, but the perfect pan would be, well, perfect!
I would make fajitas!
I’d make stir fry or chili!
I would make beef and broccoli stir fry.
I would make stir fry in this pan
Oh my goodness, I am so in love with this recipe and I haven’t even tried it yet. Looks incredible!
I would make omelette first
I would make veggie stir fry!
I would make a big plate of Migas. Extra salsa please and sausage on the side.
I would try out this dish, yum!
Looks delish!
I would make crab cakes.
I would make this dish with Brussels sprouts, ground chix sausage, and sweet potato one pot recipe.
chicken!
New to your site, I would try the Mexican skillet recipe.
I love one pot meals, so I would make your one pot mexican skillet. Looks yummy!
I would make fajitas
I’d make a chicken dish.