Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, southwest pasta bake. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Southwest Pasta Bake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Southwest Pasta Bake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook southwest pasta bake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Southwest Pasta Bake:
- Take 8 oz Uncooked penne pasta
- Make ready 1 packages 8 ounce fat free cream cheese, cubed
- Take 1/2 cup Milk
- Prepare 1 packages 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
- Take 1 tsp Dried oregano
- Prepare 1 lb Lean ground beef (90% lean)
- Make ready 2 clove Garlic, minced
- Take 16 oz Picante sauce
- Prepare 1 can 8 ounce tomato sauce
- Get 1 can 6 ounce tomato paste
- Get 2 tsp Chili powder
- Get 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- Take 1 cup 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- Get 1 can 2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained
- Make ready 1/4 cup 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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