Sheet Pan Taco Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

• 4 yellow bell peppers
• 4 red bell peppers
• 2 onions
• 1350g 93% ground beef
• 3 packets taco seasoning (~90g)
• 150g red enchilada sauce
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Tajin (optional)
• 896g elbow pasta
• 900g 2% cottage cheese
• 60g light sour cream
• 60g cheddar powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven and add diced yellow and red bell peppers and diced onions to a high-sided sheet pan.
2. Roast the veggies in the oven until cooked.
3. Remove about half of the veggies from the pan.
4. Add lean ground beef over the remaining veggies.
5. Sprinkle taco seasoning, red enchilada sauce, and cumin over the beef and mix well.
6. Return the pan to the oven to cook the beef.
7. While the beef is cooking, blend cottage cheese, light sour cream, and cheddar powder until smooth to make the cheese sauce.
8. Boil elbow pasta until cooked, then add it to the beef mixture and mix to combine.
9. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and beef mixture, and toss in chopped cilantro.
10. Portion the mixture into 13 meal prep containers.