Hello, friends! Recently my mom sent me a recipe and asked me to make it for a BBQ my parents were hosting. Without even glancing at the recipe, I told her, "Sure, no problem."
The day before the BBQ I looked the recipe over and thought... gross. Who in their right mind would mix these ingredients together? But rather than tell her that she's lost her damn mind, I decided to turn this opportunity into a challenge to make the dish edible. More than edible, freakin' delicious.
Let me just say...I TOTALLY succeeded. This taco pasta salad is bangin'.
Ingredients:
1 pint of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1 small onion, diced
1 small green pepper, diced
1/2 a box of Rotini pasta
1 pound ground beef, cooked and drained
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 cup shredded taco flavored cheese
2 cups of South Western Ranch
1 oz bag of Doritos or Tostitos, crushed
optional: diced avocado, diced jalapeno
1. Place your pasta, onions, peppers and tomatoes into a large bowl.
2. Stir in taco seasoning, meat, cheese and ranch dressing until well combined.
3. Stir in 1 oz of crushed chips of your choice (Nacho Cheese Doritos, Cool Ranch Doritos, Tostitos, etc.). Stir in optional toppings (jalapeno & avocado). Serve immediately.
The end result? A delicious pasta salad that has all of the flavor of a taco. I love the fact that the crushed chips add a crunchy element to the salad reminiscent of a taco shell. This pasta salad is bangin'! It's a unique twist on the traditional pasta salad that would be perfect for your next BBQ.
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