How to make a delicious nacho pasta casserole

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: canned lentils

Canned lentils provide a plant-based protein alternative.

taco seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: individual spices

Making your own seasoning can save money and reduce sodium.

Start by pouring some creamy tomato soup into a greased casserole dish.

Add fresh pasta that has just been cooked into the tomato soup.

Add ground beef crumble into the dish.

Pour in taco seasoning and mix everything together using a rubber spatula.

Add cream cheese by plopping it in, then mix it all together.

Put the dish in the oven at 350°F until the cream cheese melts.

After removing from the oven, break up the cream cheese into cubes and mix it in.

Add mozzarella cheese and mix it in while it's warm to keep it creamy.

Add bacon bits and fresh herbs like cilantro or parsley for garnish.

Serve and enjoy the dish, noting the cheese pull as a sign of success.

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