Southwest Pasta Bake

Name: Southwest Pasta Bake
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz Uncooked penne pasta; 1 packages 8 ounce fat free cream cheese, cubed; 1/2 cup Milk; 1 packages 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry; 1 tsp Dried oregano; 1 lb Lean ground beef (90% lean); 2 clove Garlic, minced; 16 oz Picante sauce; 1 can 8 ounce tomato sauce; 1 can 6 ounce tomato paste; 2 tsp Chili powder; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 cup 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese; 1 can 2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained; 1/4 cup Sliced green onions

Preston @cook_3751410

This was awesome and easy. The review would be longer but I'm scarffing it now!! :hungry

Preston @cook_3751410

This was awesome and easy. The review would be longer but I'm scarffing it now!! :hungry

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Ingredients

1 hour

8 servings

8 ozUncooked penne pasta
1 packages8 ounce fat free cream cheese, cubed
1/2 cupMilk
1 packages10 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
1 tspDried oregano
1 lbLean ground beef (90% lean)
2 cloveGarlic, minced
16 ozPicante sauce
1 can8 ounce tomato sauce
1 can6 ounce tomato paste
2 tspChili powder
1 tspGround Cumin
1 cup4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1 can2 and 1/4 ounces sliced ripe olives, drained
1/4 cupSliced green onions

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Steps

1 hour

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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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