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Chipotle Pasta Skillet

May 1, 2020 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

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An easy chipotle pasta skillet recipe.

This Chipotle Pasta Skillet recipe is bursting with flavor!

A tasty chipotle pasta skillet recipe with ground beef and melted cheese.

This easy skillet pasta dinner is a hit with my boys! The noodles are cooked in the skillet. Then the cooked ground beef, vegetables, and chipotle seasonings are added to the noodles.

You can season this Mexican pasta skillet with chipotle seasoning or use taco seasoning to create a less spicy taco pasta skillet. Here is our chipotle seasoning recipe. And this is our taco seasoning recipe.

If you use pre-cooked ground beef then it not only reduces the cooking time, it makes this ground beef pasta skillet recipe a one-dish dinner. I like to batch cook ground beef ahead of time and then store it in the refrigerator or freezer for future use. Here are directions for batch cooking ground beef in a slow cooker.

At the very end of the cooking process, I put the skillet under the broiler to quickly melt the cheese. This step is optional as the cheese will begin to melt as it sits on top of the hot noodles.

Chipotle Pasta Skillet Recipe

PREP-AHEAD TIP: Make the chipotle seasoning and cook the ground beef ahead of time.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 16 ounces rotini pasta*
  • 2 cups cooked ground beef
  • 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes with juice
  • 15 ounce can of corn, drained
  • 1 red or green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and diced (optional)
  • 3 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk of celery, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle seasoning or taco seasoning
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions:

1. Add 2 cups of broth, the water, and pasta to a skillet or other oven-safe pan. Cook over a high flame until it reaches a boil. Lower the flame, cover with a lid, and simmer for 8 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the pasta is al dente.

2. Preheat the broiler.

3. Add the cooked ground beef, diced tomatoes with juice, corn, diced peppers, 2 of the green onions, celery, and chipotle seasoning.

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4. Stir until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.

chipotle pasta skillet recipe

5. Cook over a medium flame for 3 -4 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are heated through.

6. Top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and the remaining sliced green onion.

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7. Place the pan 4 – 6 inches below the broiler. Broil for 2 – 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and begins to brown.

This chipotle pasta skillet is a taco pasta skillet recipe using chipotle seasoning.

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Chipotle Pasta Skillet Recipe

An easy taco pasta skillet recipe using chipotle seasoning mix for an extra kick of flavor.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chipotle pasta skillet recipe, skillet pasta
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 16 ounces rotini pasta*
  • 2 cups cooked ground beef
  • 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes with juice
  • 15 ounce can of corn drained
  • 1 red or green bell pepper diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and diced (optional)
  • 3 green onion thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk of celery thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle seasoning or taco seasoning
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

  • Add 2 cups of broth, the water, and pasta to a skillet or other oven-safe pan. Cook over a high flame until it reaches a boil. Lower the flame, cover with a lid, and simmer for 8 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the pasta is al dente.
  • Preheat the broiler.
  • Add the cooked ground beef, diced tomatoes with juice, corn, diced peppers, 2 of the green onions, celery, and chipotle seasoning.
  • Stir until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  • Cook over a medium flame for 3 -4 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are heated through.
  • Top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and the remaining sliced green onion.
  • Place the pan 4 – 6 inches below the broiler. Broil for 2 – 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and begins to brown.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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