Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, southwest pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Southwest Pasta Bake is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Southwest Pasta Bake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook southwest pasta bake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Southwest Pasta Bake:

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

Steps to make Southwest Pasta Bake:

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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