Recipe of Ultimate Southwest Pasta Bake

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Southwest Pasta Bake Recipe.

You can have Southwest Pasta Bake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Southwest Pasta Bake

1. It’s 8 oz of Uncooked penne pasta.
2. Prepare 1 packages of 8 ounce fat free cream cheese, cubed.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of Milk.
4. It’s 1 packages of 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry.
5. It’s 1 tsp of Dried oregano.
6. You need 1 lb of Lean ground beef (90% lean).
7. You need 2 clove of Garlic, minced.
8. Take 16 oz of Picante sauce.
9. Take 1 can of 8 ounce tomato sauce.
10. Prepare 1 can of 6 ounce tomato paste.
11. It’s 2 tsp of Chili powder.
12. You need 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
13. Take 1 cup of 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese.
14. Prepare 1 can of 2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained.
15. It’s 1/4 cup of Sliced green onions.

Southwest Pasta Bake instructions

1. Cook pasta as directed. Meanwhile in a small bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in milk. stir in spinach and oregano, set aside..
2. In a skillet cook steve until meat is no longer pink. add garlic, cook 1 minute longer, drain..
3. Stir in picante sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder and cumin bring to a boil..
4. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Drain pasta, stir into meat mixture..
5. 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..
6. 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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