My favorite 30-min weeknight meal! Made with hamburger meat and everyone's favorite taco flavor goodness. Everyone will LOVE THIS!
5 stars (10 ratings)
Ingredients
8ouncesmedium pasta shells
1tablespoonolive oil
1poundground beef
½medium sweet onion, diced
1small poblano pepper, diced
3clovesgarlic, minced
1 ½teaspoonschili powder
¾teaspoonground cumin
2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
2cupsbeef stock
115-ounce can tomato sauce
¾cupheavy cream
⅓cupchopped fresh cilantro leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
6ouncesshredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, about 1 1/2 cups
1Roma tomato, diced
Instructions
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat. Set aside.
Add onion and poblano, and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder and cumin until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
Gradually whisk in beef stock and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 6-8 minutes.
Stir in pasta, beef, heavy cream and cilantro until heated through, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in cheese until melted, about 2 minutes.