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Do you love pasta? Of course, you do. Do you wish you could have pasta without all the Calories? Of course, you do. Are you interested in a delicious pasta recipe that’s 70 Calories per 100g serving? Of course, you are!
Ingredients
2lbs 90% lean ground beef, cooked and drained
16 oz Shell Pasta
3 oz Reduced Fat Shredded Fiesta Cheese
1 cup Picante Salsa
3 cans Chili Ready Tomatoes (they will say “chili ready” on the can)
1 can Whole Kernel Corn, drained
32 oz Chicken Broth
1 Taco Packet (We used McCormick.)
1 Ranch Packet
2 Green Bell Peppers, diced
Directions:
Cook your ground beef in a skillet without adding any oil or cooking spray.
Drain ground beef and add into your crock-pot. (You could cook the bell pepper with the beef if you want them soft.)
Throw in the shredded cheese, salsa, corn, tomatoes, chicken broth, diced peppers, and seasoning packets.
Stir well and cook on high for 1.5 hours.
Pour in the UNCOOKED pasta shells and press down until they’re coated in juice.
Cook about 30 more minutes or until the noodles are to your liking.
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Additional Notes
Our crock-pot is 7-quarts. If you have a smaller one, this may not fit in yours. If you need to lessen the amount, use 1-1.5 lbs of beef, 16 oz of chicken broth and only 2 cans of the tomatoes but keep in mind, if you alter the recipe, the nutrition information below will not be the same.
Remember that every time you reheat these leftovers (and there will be tons leftover), the noodles will cook more, so if you hate mushy noodles, keep that in mind. I think the leftovers taste as good as when the recipe is freshly cooked. My wife says she likes the left overs even better!
Nutrition
As I mentioned in the beginning, this is an incredibly diet friendly recipe.
Serving Size: 400 grams
Calories: 282
Fat: 5.5 grams
Carbs: 25.6 grams
Protein: 25.7 grams
Fiber: 2.8 grams
Sodium: 970 mg
(If you used different branded ingredients, your nutrition information may be slightly different. Also, remember to add the Calories from your additional toppings if you added any.)
I hope you enjoy my wife’s amazing recipe! Let us know if you try it!
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