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This Southwest Pasta Bake was a huge hit with the kids! It was full of flavor and made enough for 2 meals! You could also double the recipe, bake it, and stick it in the freezer for another day or for a friend!
Southwest Pasta Bake Recipe
This Southwest Pasta Bake was a huge hit with the kids! It was full of flavor and made enough for 2 meals!
Serving
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ onion, chopped
- 16 ounces salsa
- 8 ounces tomato paste
- 12 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 cups spinach, leaves
- 1 cup corn
- 15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 Tablespoon taco seasoning mix
- 16 ounces penne pasta
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add your ground turkey, garlic, and onion and cook until meat is browned and onions are soft. Drain grease. Then add salsa, tomato paste, and tomato sauce to the meat mixture.
- Cook for a 2 minutes then add your spinach, corn, black beans and taco seasoning and cook for another 2 minutes.
- In a separate pan, cook your pasta per package instructions.
- In a 9 x 13 inch pan, add your noodles and meat sauce and mix well.
- Bake for 20 minutes, sprinkle shredded mozzarella over top of the dish and continue baking for 5 more minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 615 kcal · Carbohydrates: 96 g · Protein: 43 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 56 mg · Sodium: 1332 mg · Potassium: 1575 mg · Fiber: 13 g · Sugar: 14 g · Vitamin A: 2379 IU · Vitamin C: 19 mg · Calcium: 191 mg · Iron: 6 mg
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This looks and sounds absolutely amazing!! My family is going to LOVE this one. Thank you!!
Love recipes that mix up the conventional approach to pasta– thanks for sharing.
What a great looking recipe! I love that you used a healthier ground turkey versus ground beef. I am thinking that you could easily substitute some canned beans for the meat and make this a meatless dish the whole family will love! Cannot wait to try it!
I love this recipe! It’s on the menu for this week. Thank you Sisters!
Hi! How much shredded mozzarella did you use? It’s mentioned in the instructions, but not listed in the ingredients. Thanks.
Made this tonight, excellent, I added a small can of sliced black olives. i used a cup of mozzarella/provolone chredded cheese. Yum!
What size box of pasta did you use (how many ounces) ?
16 ounces of pasta!
Can you make this ahead and freeze it?