Easy Taco Mac Recipe: A Delicious, Flavorful Recipe

With Jace gone in Phoenix for the next week and a half, Kevin and I cooked together last night. We made this easy taco mac recipe, the original recipe coming from Alice Kitchen on Facebook. I'll admit, I feel like it's been so long since I've actually cooked. We were using Every Plate for so long and decided to go back to homemade cooking and meals. 

This Taco Mac recipe was almost cut in half and there were still leftovers for us to have a whole meal each (4 servings). I have the cutest/funniest story. I sent Kevin to the store to get macaroni pasta shells for dinner. He comes back with a box of macaroni and cheese. He ended up going back for the right pasta but I guess I should have been more specific:) We did change this recipe around a little bit. We added half the beef and half the pasta. We also added pepper jack cheese and removed the green chilis. Feel free to adjust as needed.

Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground beef (we used 85/15)
8 oz macaroni large shell pasta
1 packet taco seasoning
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1oz pepper jack cheese
1 cup milk
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 can diced tomatoes (we didn't drain)
Pepper to taste

Directions:
Cook macaroni according to package and drain. 

In a skillet, let the ground beef brown about 5-7 minutes, add the garlic powder and onion powder and stir. Add the taco seasoning with water (just read the directions on the packet) and diced tomatoes. Set aside. 

Lower the heat and add the cooked macaroni, milk and cheeses to the skillet. 

Stir until the cheeses are melted and well combined, 5 minutes or season. Season with pepper and enjoy!