Taco Mac and Cheese with Beans and Tomatoes

UPDATE 5/2020: This product is no longer available for purchase! But you can add these ingredients to your favorite starter mac and cheese product!

My husband and I were at Williams-Sonoma the other day and we found this great Mac and Cheese Starter package.  So, we decided to try it. So, the next night, when we started to prepare it, we thought, we didn't just want to do plain old taco mac and cheese. We wanted to add something to it.  It was so plain and boring.  So, here is how we prepared our Williams-Sonoma Taco Mac and Cheese Starter.

Ingredients to beef up this Mac and Cheese Starter kit:

Williams-Sonoma Taco Mac and Cheese starter
Milk (as the package instructs), though I used soy milk light
Butter (as the package instructs), though I used dairy-free butter
One can of Black Beans (rinsed)
1 can of drained diced tomatoes
One pound of elbow (Affiliate Link) pasta (I used gluten-free elbow (Affiliate Link) pasta)

Instructions on how to add flavor to this Mac and Cheese Starter Kit:

Make the pasta as instructed.

Rinse the tomatoes and the black beans.

After the pasta is finished, rinse and add the package ingredients, the milk, and butter, and mix well. Then, add the tomatoes and black beans and mix. Here is the taco mac and cheese recipe with beans and tomatoes. Doesn't it look amazing?

Here is the printable Taco Mac and Cheese with Beans and Tomatoes recipe:

Taco Mac and Cheese with Beans and Tomatoes

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3 from 2 reviews

• Author: Sabrina M Quairoli
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 8

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Description

Taco Mac and Cheese with beans and tomatoes can be made with any mac and cheese starter. Since William-Sonoma discontinued this product, you can use your favorite brand and add the remaining ingredients.

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Ingredients

• Williams-Sonoma Taco Mac and Cheese starter
• Milk (as the package instructs) though I used soy milk light
• Butter (as the package instructs) though I used dairy-free butter
• 1 can of Black Beans (rinsed)
• 1 can of drained diced tomatoes
• 1 pound of elbow (Affiliate Link) pasta (I used gluten-free elbow (Affiliate Link) pasta)

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Instructions

1. Make the pasta as instructed.
2. Rinse the tomatoes and the black beans.
3. After the pasta is finish, rinse and add the ingredients of the package, the milk, and butter and mix well. Then, add the tomatoes and black beans and mix.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Category: pasta
• Method: stovetop
• Cuisine: american

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 300

It was truly delicious!  I loved how it tasted and it really did taste like homemade.  I will buy this one again or may even try the other ones.  

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