Hello everybody, welcome to my recipe site. Today I’m gonna show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Southwest Pasta Bake. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.
Southwest Pasta Bake Recipe.
You can have Southwest Pasta Bake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
It’s 1 packages of 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry.
It’s 1 tsp of Dried oregano.
You need 1 lb of Lean ground beef (90% lean).
You need 2 clove of Garlic, minced.
Take 16 oz of Picante sauce.
Take 1 can of 8 ounce tomato sauce.
Prepare 1 can of 6 ounce tomato paste.
It’s 2 tsp of Chili powder.
You need 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
Take 1 cup of 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese.
Prepare 1 can of 2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained.
It’s 1/4 cup of Sliced green onions.
Southwest Pasta Bake instructions
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..
