Southwestern Pasta
It's time to add some southwest flare to your casserole recipes. Southwestern Pasta is loaded with beans, ground beef and cheese, and is baked so all of the flavors blend together into one delicious casserole dish.
Cooking MethodCasserole
Ingredients
- 4 cups (1-pound) dry rotini pasta, cooked to pkg. instructions, drained, kept hot
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 (16-ounces) jar Ortega Salsa - home-style recipe, or any flavor
- 1 can (16-ounces) Ortega refried beans
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 (15-ounces) jar dip - pasteurized prepared cheese
- 1 can (7-ounces) Ortega diced green chiles
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- sour cream, chopped tomato, and/or sliced green onion for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
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Cook beef and onion in large skillet until beef is browned; drain. Stir in salsa, beans and water.
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Combine hot pasta, cheese dip, chiles, milk and salt in large bowl; spread into 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Spoon meat mixture on top of pasta, letting some of the pasta mixture show through; cover.
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Bake for 25 minutes; uncover. Sprinkle with cheese; bake uncovered for additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish as desired.
