Southwest Pasta Bake.
Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a special dish, southwest pasta bake. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have southwest pasta bake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Southwest Pasta Bake:
- {Prepare 8 oz of Uncooked penne pasta.
- {Get 1 packages of 8 ounce fat free cream cheese, cubed.
- {Prepare 1/2 cup of Milk.
- {Prepare 1 packages of 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of Dried oregano.
- {Get 1 lb of Lean ground beef (90% lean).
- {Take 2 clove of Garlic, minced.
- {Make ready 16 oz of Picante sauce.
- {Get 1 can of 8 ounce tomato sauce.
- {Prepare 1 can of 6 ounce tomato paste.
- {Take 2 tsp of Chili powder.
- {Take 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
- {Get 1 cup of 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese.
- {Get 1 can of 2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained.
- {Make ready 1/4 cup of Sliced green onions.
Steps to make Southwest Pasta Bake:
- Cook pasta as directed. Meanwhile in a small bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in milk. stir in spinach and oregano, set aside..
- In a skillet cook steve until meat is no longer pink. add garlic, cook 1 minute longer, drain..
- Stir in picante sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder and cumin bring to a boil..
- Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Drain pasta, stir into meat mixture..
- Coat a 13 inch by 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. layer half of the meat mixture and all of the spinach mixture. Top with remaining meat mixture..
- Cover and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. uncover sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with olives and onions, and let stand for 10 minutes before serving..
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