Mexican Pasta Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 4-quart casserole.
• Cook beef in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
• Cook and drain pasta in 4-quart Dutch oven as directed on package. Return pasta to Dutch oven. Stir in beef, corn, salsa and beans. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into casserole. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup of the cheese. Spoon remaining pasta mixture into casserole. Place tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Grease 4-quart casserole dish.
• Cook beef in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
• Cook rigatoni pasta according to package directions; drain and return pasta to the pot.
• Stir in the ground beef, corn, salsa and beans.
• Spoon half of the pasta mixture into casserole dish and sprinkle with 2/3 cup of the cheese.
• Spoon remaining pasta mixture into the casserole dish and place tomato slices on top; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the taco seasoning, tomato sauce, green pepper and spices. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. , Meanwhile, combine the pasta, 1/2 cup cheese and sour cream. Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with meat mixture and remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Stir in salsa, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in beans, and heat through.
• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Spread crushed tortilla chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips. Spread sour cream over beef, and sprinkle olives, green onion, and tomato over the sour cream. Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cook macaroni until al dente; set aside.
• Sauté garlic in 2 Tbsp olive oil about 30 seconds on medium heat. Add jar of salsa and bring to simmer. Add in can on refried beans a dollop at a time. (I used wire whisk to whisk in). Add hot sauce to taste. If too thick at this point add a little bit of water. I actually put some in the same jar as the salsa and got the extras out. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add 4 oz of the cream cheese in dollops (again using wire whisk to blend in). Once the cream cheese is blended, add the cup of sour cream and stir. Sauce will be thick and creamy. I added a dash of cumin and chili powder--your preference on the spices.
• Spray casserole dish and add in pasta. Stir in sauce mixture until blended. Top with dollops of remaining cream cheese. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and top with jalapeño slices.
• Bake covered with foil 30-40 minutes Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*.
• Spray 7x11 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Blend together onions, tomatos, taco mix and black beans.
• You can use the food processor if you prefer a smooth.
• sauce.
• Spread 1 cup of tomato mixture on bottom of pan.
• Add cooked pasta.
• Dot with ricotta cheese and then spread ricotta over pasta mixture.
• Stir ground beef into remaining tomato mixture.
• Spoon over ricotta.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 25-30 minute.

Steps:

• In a large skillet or dutch oven brown the sausage, green peppers and onions. Drain off the excess fat.
• Stir in the Rotel tomatoes, including the water. Stir in the sour cream, sugar, chili powder, and salt. Add the pasta to the mix, cover and let simmer until the pasta is tender, perhaps 20 minutes but dependent upon the pasta.
• Mix the pasta well initially to the casserole gets into the tubes of pasta. Minimize stirring later to not destroy the tubes of pasta as this is a fairly thick dish.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• While cooking pasta heat oil over medium heat in a frying pan.
• Add garlic and jalepenos.
• Cook 3 minutes.
• Add chili powder, stir 1 minute.
• Mixture will be thick and powdery.
• Add tomatoes with liquid, cumin, and oregano.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Combine drained pasta, chicken, olives, 3/4 c.
• of the cheese and sauce.
• Pour into 2 quart baking dish sprayed with vegetable oil.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top, cover loosely with foil.
• Bake 15 minutes until heated through.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Stir in the pasta, tomatoes, beans, corn, salsa, green chilies, olives and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until heated through. Serve with sour cream and chips if desired.