Taco Mac

Ingredients: Bow tie pasta, prego low sodium sauce, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, ground beef, and taco seasoning (Mrs. Dash).

Yep, it's that simple.

Here comes the step by step process: you need to shred the cheese beforehand. (I have this handy cheese shredding thing where I can just stick it in and use until later. I use cheddar (You can probably also probably buy pre-shredded cheddar, but you will use the whole bag.

I also get out the ground beef beforehand (because I usually freeze mine after I buy it), and the cream cheese. (this way they are softer and can cook easier.

You can really use any kind of traditional spaghetti sauce I just tend to buy lower sodium because it's better for my heart. 

 Okay, so boil the water and add the pasta after it's boiling. 

 while the pasta is boiling brown the meat.

After the meat is browned add the taco seasoning. As stated before I use Mrs. Dash salt free seasoning. The meat and the cheese have enough salt you don't need to add more.  

 So, I took this picture after I transferred the pasta... HAHA, but drain your pasta, and then add it to the meat. and stir like crazy because you don't want anything to burn. (Sometimes I turn off the heat or make it lower to help a bit). 

 next add the cream cheese and continue to stir. This is the harder part because if you didn't take out the cream cheese earlier it can get tough to stir and you have to really watch to make sure nothing burns. (I have burned some before. :()

 Now, add the spaghetti sauce. I usually add however much I think I might need. You don't want it too soupy, but you also don't want the consistency to be like rubber. (Always remember to stir after adding an ingredient.

Next, add the shredded cheddar cheese. I usually add half, stir, and then add the other half. 

And then your done and can serve it. For some reason I can't get that picture to come up, but that's okay! This is soooo yummy and can be so good for anyone. Now, Jordan doesn't love spaghetti (not really) and I can't eat regular mac and cheese (too much salt). I came up with this recipe and immediately Jordan wanted me to write it down. It's one of his favorites that I make. :) I'm so glad I finally go it up on here because I love making this because it's super simple. And total it might take 30 minutes to cook (mostly the pasta and browning the meat takes the longest), but it's fast. Also, the amounts of everything depends on family size. I probably make a serving size of four each time maybe 5. :) HAPPY EATING!!!!