Quicky Taco Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 cups shell pasta or 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 cup light sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425.
• 2 brown and drain ground meat. add in garlic, oregano, chili powder, cumin, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. add black beans towards end of simmering (to heat through).
• 3 cook noodles according to package while meat mixture simmers. drain noodles and return to pot. stir in sour cream. (part of my family prefers non-creamy dinners, so we left the sour cream to be used as a topping, and just mixed the noodles and meat mix together rather than layering).
• 4 in buttered dish, layer noodle mixture, meat/bean mixture, then cheese.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• 6 serve with tortilla chips.