Mexican Pasta Pie Recipe

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Mexican Pasta Recipes

Ingredients:

1/2 onion, finely chopped
28 oz can tomatoes w/juice,
1 coarsely chopped
1 (1-1/4 oz) package taco mix
1 seasoning
16 oz can black beans, rinsed and
1 drained
4 cup cooked ziti or penne pasta
1 1 3/4 cup dried pasta)
2 tsp olive oil
1 cup part-skim ricotta
2 (8-ounce) chicken boneless,
1 skinless breast halves,
1 cut in 1/2 pieces, optional
1 cup shredded cheddar or
1 mexi-blend cheese

Instructions:

Leave out the chicken to convert to a vegetarian meal. Heat oven to
425 degrees. Grease a 7-by-11-inch baking dish.

In a medium nonreactive bowl, mix onions, tomatoes, taco mix and black
beans. Toss pasta with olive oil.

Spread 1 cup tomato mixture on bottom of baking dish. Add cooked
pasta. Dot with ricotta and then spread with a knife. Stir chicken
pieces into remaining tomato mixture and spoon over ricotta. Sprinkle
with shredded cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

From Sun-Sentinel Food Section, Thursday, July 20,
1995 "Meals in Minutes"

Servings: 6

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