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Creamy Ninja Foodi Taco Pasta

Ninja Foodi taco pasta is so delicious! Creamy cheesy noodles packed with sausage and diced tomatoes. One pot comfort food adults and kids will love. 

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If you love tacos and creamy pasta you’ll love our Ninja Foodi taco pasta casserole! It is a family favorite one pot meal that everyone in our house loves. Find this and more on my long list of easy Ninja Foodi recipes. (originally published 6/19, affiliate links present)

If you use a roll of spicy ground sausage it really takes this meal over the top with tons of flavor. Even the kids said this was a winner winner pressure cooker dinner. You could use ground beef instead if you didn’t want any heat but I suggest the other.

Ninja Foodi Pasta

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If you too are obsessed with your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker air fryer machine, here are a few resource to start with:

  1. You can bookmark our Ninja air fryer recipes page, we add to that weekly.
    1. Here’s a printable air fryer cooking times chart here for your fridge.
    2. Be sure to save this link to Instant Pot recipes for beginners too. You can use any of those in your pot too.

  1. Grab a set of wooden utensils to work with. They are great so your pot doesn’t get scratched!
  2. Then join our Ninja Foodi EASY Recipes – Facebook group where you can share and find more ideas you’ll love. Thousands of others share both pressure cooker and air fryer recipe ideas there daily and you can too!

If you need to know how to cook frozen meat in a pressure cooker, we have information on that. NO, you aren’t the only forgetful one. 😉

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Ninja Foodi Taco Casserole

The first step is to set your pot to saute and add your sausage, onions and a bit of olive oil.

Of course you don’t have to include onions but they will soften and the kids won’t be the wiser.

You could also add some diced bell peppers if you wanted at this point. 

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  • We’re going to cook our meat until the outsides are no longer pink. Yes you could substitute for ground beef or turkey if you’d like.

However, I HIGHLY recommend ground spicy sausage because then you really don’t need any other seasonings. It’s packed with tons of flavor as is.

We used this style of noodles. Honestly, I did so because that was what was in the pantry. I have used bowtie and even elbow macaroni too. It really doesn’t matter as long as they’re small/medium sized pasta.

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Onions go in everything I make. Slice them larger or dice smaller just for taste. Up to you entirely.

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Salt and pepper to taste.

Diced chives are optional to add to the top when you’re serving this up.

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And yes, you’re going to pile on the cheese for this one. Not only is it stirred into the meal but more is melted on top.

It’s similar to our Instant Pot cheesy taco pasta but this goes a yummy step further.

Of course you can stop at the first step but that is why this pressure cooker and air fryer is so nice. You can do both!

Of course we have a ton of other pressure cooker pasta recipes you can try after you thoroughly enjoy this one.

  • Like our cheesy Ninja Foodi spaghetti and that has been a real hit. It is just as creamy with lots of cheese and all kids just love it.
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And if you weren’t aware, you can use just about any Instant Pot recipe in your Foodi as well. It works the same way with the pressure cook function anyway.

So let’s be clear. We aren’t counting calories on this recipe. Just enjoy it will ya’.

What if you need a dairy free taco pasta?

What is a good replacement for sour cream?

  1. Buttermilk and sour milk are the next best options to swap for sour cream.
    1. They are not quite as thick so adding some softened butter can improve the texture.
    1. If you are baking, use 3/4 cup buttermilk plus 1/3 cup of softened unsalted butter.

Use dairy free cheese on the market. Daiya brand offers one type.

Ninja Foodi Taco Pasta

Some call this Million dollar cheesy taco pasta because it’s just over the top good.

Other Ninja Foodi recipes you should try once you find that this one is the bomb are:

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If you have a Crockpot Express or Mealthy this recipe will work too, as well as making this into Instant Pot taco pasta.

All brands will work, you just won’t be able to melt the cheese on top unless you have this pressure cooker air fryer lid.

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Ninja Foodi Taco Pasta

Ninja Foodi taco pasta is so delicious! Creamy cheesy noodles packed with sausage and diced tomatoes. One pot comfort food adults and kids will love.
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword casserole, ground beef, ground sausage, ninja foodi, pasta, pressure cooker, taco
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 19 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 487kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Turn machine to saute and add your olive oil, diced onion, ground sausage, seasoned salt and taco seasoning. Cook until sausage is broken up into smaller pieces and no longer pink. Then press stop.
  • Add can of diced tomatoes and chili powder, stir and spread meat out on to the bottom of the pot.
  • Sprinkle your uncooked noodles over the top of this layer, then pour the beef broth over the top of everything, do not stir.
  • Close your pressure cooker lid (one that isn’t attached) and steam valve. Press the pressure button for 4 minutes.
  • Do a quick release, lift lid, stir and set to saute once again.
  • Stir in sour cream and 3/4 c of cheese until cheese is melted and taco pasta starts to bubble and thicken a bit. Cook until noodles are as tender as you'd like them to be. Then press stop.
  • Sprinkle remaining 1/4 c. cheese on top and close air fryer lid. Press air crisp 400 degrees for 3 minutes until lightly browned and melted. Lift and serve!!
    Can add another dollop of sour cream on top of each serving and/or diced chives too.

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Nutrition Facts
Ninja Foodi Taco Pasta
Amount Per Serving (3 oz)
Calories 487 Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Fat 34g52%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Cholesterol 85mg28%
Sodium 1144mg50%
Potassium 513mg15%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 785IU16%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 285mg29%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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April Jones

Friday 4th of September 2020

This was easy to make and my husband loved it!

The Typical Mom

Friday 4th of September 2020

OH good!

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