"Scott" > wrote in message
...
>I found this on a walmart recipe card:
> Tex-Mex Mac and Cheese
> 1 lb ground beef
> 1 cup chopped onion
> 1 (18.5-oz) can ready-to-serve creamy tomato soup
> 1 (1.25-oz) pkg fajita seasoning mix
> 4 cups cooked shell macaroni
> 2 cups shredded mexican cheese blend
> 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
> 1 (2.25-oz) can sliced black olives, drained
>
> Brown beef. Add onion and cook 3 min. Stir in soup and fajita mix.
> Mix in macaroni, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, tomatoes and olives.
> Spoon into 2-quart baking dish. Top with remaining cheese.
> Bake 30 min.
>
> My question is that I can't find the ready-to-serve creamy tomato soup so
> can I use condensed tomato soup mix with milk instead?
> Also why use fajita mix...why not taco mix?
I would think that the ready-to-serve tomato soup is simply the same as the
regular tomato soup diluted according to can directions, but the
ready-to-serve is a convenient one-person serving. If you substitute the
regular soup, you will have to dilute it and use the amount the recipe
directs.
Janet