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Cheesy Pasta Taco Bake
by Julie VanWynsberghe
serves: 12
  Lava cookie cups
Ingredients:
  3/4 bag   ziti, shells or penne pasta
  1 lb   ground turkey
  1 pkg   taco seasoning
  1 cup   water
  4 oz   cream cheese (1/2 pkg)
  1.50 cups   shredded marble cheese
Directions:
  Recipe

Directions:
1. boil pasta until just cooked, drain, run cold water over it
2. brown ground turkey
3. mix together taco season and 1C of water, pour over cooked beef and let simmer for about 5 minutes until the liquid has reduced
4. add the 1/2 pkg of cream cheese to the beef mixture, stir until melted and combined, remove from heat
5. put pasta in your casserole dish or pot, mix in 1C of the shredded cheese
6. top pasta and cheese with beef mixture, gently mix until the pasta is coated
7. top with remaining 1/2C of shredded cheese
8. bake at 350 uncovered for approx 30 minutes