Southwest Pasta Bake

Name: Southwest Pasta Bake
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chili powder; 227 grams package fat-free cream cheese, cubed; 118 milliliters fat-free milk; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 59 milliliters sliced green onions; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 113 grams cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese; 64 grams can sliced ripe olives, drained; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 227 grams uncooked penne pasta; 454 grams jar picante sauce; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 170 grams can no-salt-added tomato paste; 227 grams can no-salt-added tomato sauce

Southwest Pasta Bake might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 232 calories, 16g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of cheddar cheese, olives, ground cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk. Stir in spinach and oregano; set aside.

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Cream Cheese

Oregano

Spinach

Pasta

Milk

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Bowl

In a nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink.

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Beef

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Frying Pan

Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.

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Garlic

Drain. Stir in the picante sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

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Picante Sauce

Chili Powder

Tomato Paste

Tomato Sauce

Cumin

Drain pasta; stir into meat mixture.

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Pasta

Meat

In a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray, layer half of the meat mixture and all of the spinach mixture. Top with remaining meat mixture.

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Cooking Spray