Mac and Cheese Tacos
This fun idea for dinner combines tacos, macaroni/cheese and salsa creating a hybrid favorite for the family.
Ingredients
For the Taco Meat:
1 pound lean hamburger
1 package taco seasoning
For the Macaroni and Cheese:
1 pkg elbow macaroni
For the Cheese Sauce:
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup flour
5 cups milk
2 cups Velveeta Cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Prepared Salsa
Taco Shells
Instructions
1
Brown the hamburger and season with a taco seasoning package. Simply follow the directions for the taco seasoning package to make.
2
Cook the elbow macaroni according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
3
To make the cheese sauce, heat a sauce pan on the stove and add the butter to melt. Mix the flour with the butter.
4
Whisk the milk into the roux and add the Velveeta cheese. While gently stirring, let the cheese melt and the sauce thicken up.
5
Add the cooked pasta to the cheese sauce and fold together to combine.
6
To assemble the mac and cheese tacos, spoon some of the taco meat into the bottom of the taco shells followed by a couple of large spoonfuls of the mac and cheese. To finish off the tacos, spoon some of your favorite salsa over the top.
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