{"id":1512,"date":"2026-02-02T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:11:49","slug":"cheesy-rotel-beef-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/cheesy-rotel-beef-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Rotel Beef Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Cheesy Rotel Beef Pasta (Crockpot Recipe)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 (10 oz) can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies (do not drain)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>2 cups uncooked pasta (penne, rotini, or elbow macaroni)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>Optional: chopped parsley or green onions for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Brown the Beef<\/strong><br \/>\nTurn the crockpot on <strong>HIGH<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef with the chopped onion until the beef is fully browned.<br \/>\nDrain excess grease. Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add to Crockpot<\/strong><br \/>\nTransfer the cooked beef mixture to the crockpot.<br \/>\nAdd Rotel tomatoes (with juice), beef broth, heavy cream, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.<br \/>\nStir well to combine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nCover and cook on <strong>HIGH for 1\u00bd\u20132 hours<\/strong> or on <strong>LOW for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd the uncooked pasta to the crockpot.<br \/>\nStir well, cover, and cook on <strong>HIGH for 20\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until the pasta is tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in cheddar and mozzarella cheese.<br \/>\nCover and cook for another <strong>5\u201310 minutes<\/strong> until the cheese is melted and creamy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nTaste and adjust seasoning if needed.<br \/>\nGarnish with parsley or green onions if desired. Serve hot and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Rotel Beef Pasta (Crockpot Recipe) Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1514,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512\/revisions\/1514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}