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mexican pasta bake with beef and vegetables

Mexican pasta bake

Recipe for Mexican pasta bake
Easy taco pasta bake with delicious Mexican flavor. You can use store-bought taco seasoning or mix your own. You can also use leftover vegetables from your fridge that you want to use up.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 persons
Calories 1146 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 onions
  • 400 g ground beef
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 30 g taco seasoning
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 can beans
  • 4 dl chopped canned tomatoes
  • 3 dl heavy cream
  • 5 dl beef stock
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Pepper
  • 300 g pasta penne
  • 100 g cheddar cheese grana padano, or grated mozzarella
  • 100 g mozzarella
  • 3 spring onions

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 210℃
  • Chop the onions and sauté them over medium heat until they become translucent. Add the ground beef, minced garlic, and diced red bell pepper, and continue cooking until the meat is browned.
    2 onions, 400 g ground beef, 3 cloves garlic, 1 red bell pepper
  • Next, add the taco seasoning and sauté for a couple of minutes before adding the corn, beans, chopped tomatoes, cream, and stock. Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    30 g taco seasoning, 1 can corn, 1 can beans, 4 dl chopped canned tomatoes, 3 dl heavy cream, 5 dl beef stock, 1 tsp salt, Pepper
  • Place the uncooked pasta in a large baking dish. Pour the sauce over the pasta and stir to evenly distribute and combine the sauce with the uncooked pasta.
    300 g pasta
  • Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake it in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until the pasta is cooked through.
  • Remove the foil from the dish, sprinkle with pieces of mozzarella and grated cheddar, and return the dish to the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
    100 g cheddar cheese, 100 g mozzarella
  • Take the dish out of the oven, sprinkle with chopped spring onions, and serve with vegetables, a salad, or bread.
    3 spring onions

Nutrition

Serving: 1personCalories: 1146kcalCarbohydrates: 99gProtein: 48gFat: 64gSaturated Fat: 34gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 201mgSodium: 1995mgPotassium: 1367mgFiber: 9gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 3635IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 456mgIron: 6mg
Keyword Mexican pasta bake, taco pasta bake
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