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Such a good idea. I did some of my own tweaking. I doubled everything, added two cans of rotel, an onion, black beans, cayenne pepper, minced garlic and cooked for 8 minutes on high. Chopped cilantro, sliced jalape\u00f1o, and raw onion on the side to add to it plus sour cream. Next time I will also add a can of corn! Big hit in our house and have plenty of leftovers. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-05-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Kathryn967"},"reviewBody":"
Excellent and easy recipe. I added an onion when I browned my ground beef & used hot & spicy taco seasoning packet (it was all I had). It turned out very nice. I will definitely be using this one often!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-10-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Jennifer3643"},"reviewBody":"
Just made this for dinner tonight and everyone loved it. I knew I would need to double the recipe. So based on the other reviews and the pasta not being cooked through I added and extra cup of beef broth and (undrained) can of Rotel. It was perfect!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-01-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeChefHat"},"reviewBody":"While the flavors were awesome, the pasta might have been better if I'd cooked it separately until nearly done and then finished it in the Instant Pot. 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