Fajita Pasta
Fajita Pasta with ground beef is a quick and easy weeknight meal. Full of the best fajita flavors mixed with pasta for a hearty meal everyone can agree on.
Easy ground beef recipes are my favorite for busy weeknights. We love these easy Burrito Bowls, Chipotle Ground Beef Taquitos and our Korean Ground Beef and Broccoli is always a hit for something out of the ordinary routine.
Steak fajitas are one of our restaurant favorites and I have to say this Fajita Pasta is a close second, so good that we’ve made it twice this week. Serve it up with skillet Mexican Street Corn for a complete meal.
✅ Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef 80/20
- Onions
- Bell Peppers
- Ground Cumin
- Granulated Garlic
- Chili Powder
- Black Pepper
- Cornstarch
- Brown Sugar
- Orange Juice or Pineapple Juice
- Soy Sauce
- Cooked Pasta: Ziti, Penne or Macaroni
- Tomatoes
- Cilantro
✅ Step By Step Directions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, breaking it up as it cooks to brown on all sides. If you have more than a few tablespoons of grease, drain the excess.
- Slice the bell peppers and onions and add to the skillet with browned ground beef. Continue to cook until vegetables are softened.
- In a bowl combine the cumin, garlic, chili powder, pepper, cornstarch and brown sugar.
- Whisk in the orange juice and soy sauce.
- Pour mixture into the ground beef and vegetable mixture.
- Stir often and bring the mixture to a low boil.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta and mix well, cooking about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and garnish with cilantro.
- Serve with diced tomatoes if desired.
✅ How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
Reheat in a pan with 1-2 tablespoons orange juice or water over medium heat. Cover the pan, stir occasionally until heated through.
✅ More Mexican Ground Beef Recipes To Try
My grandma is famous for her Mexican Cornbread which is classic jalapeño cornbread layered with ground beef, onions and cheese.
Another quick and easy favorite is our Ground Beef Tacos. A super fast dinner with all of our favorite toppings.
Spanish Rice with Ground Beef is another family pleasing dinner that is ready to serve in 30 minutes.
When you need a 30 minute dinner try this Fajita Pasta with ground beef. It’s so simple to make with just a few pantry ingredients and is sure to please the whole family.
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Fajita Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 cups sliced bell peppers
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups orange juice or pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 12 ounces cooked pasta ziti or penne
- cilantro
- diced tomatoes for serving
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, breaking it up as it cooks to brown on all sides. If you have more than a few tablespoons of grease, drain the excess.
- Add peppers and onions to the skillet with browned ground beef. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are softened.
- In a bowl combine cumin, garlic, chili powder, pepper, cornstarch and brown sugar. Whisk in the orange juice and soy sauce.
- Pour mixture into the skillet. Stir often and bring the mixture to a low boil.
- Stir in the cooked and drained pasta, cooking about 2 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve with diced tomatoes if desired.
Way to sweet cut down on the sugar and increase the cumin and chili powder and garlic
Hi Joseph,
It’s easy to use less sugar or skip it all together if you like. Thanks for stopping by with your feedback.
~ Milisa