Nacho Mac 'n' Cheese

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 3 cups uncooked gemelli or spiral pasta
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cups chopped sweet red peppers
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 envelope taco seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2-1/4 cups 2% milk
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips

Details

Servings 6
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook gemelli according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef and red peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

Stir in the butter, flour, taco seasoning and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese and corn until cheese is melted.

Drain gemelli; add to beef mixture and stir to coat. Sprinkle with tortilla chips.