Skip the hamburger helper and make this easy taco bake in your slow cooker instead. Hamburger, pasta and yummy taco flavors make a kid friendly recipe everyone will love!
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time4 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs45 minutesmins
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: 10 Ingredients Or Less, Beef, Cheese, Frugal Recipes, Ground Beef, Hamburger, Pasta
In a large skillet on the stove top brown and crumble the ground beef with the onions until the ground beef is no longer pink and the onion is starting to turn translucent. Drain off excess fat and add meat and onion mixture to a 3 to 6 quart slow cooker.
Add the remaining ingredients except the shredded cheese to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours until the pasta is cooked.
Turn slow cooker off and add the shredded cheese to the slow cooker, stir to combine and allow to sit for 10 minutes to allow the cheese to melt.