Tex -Mex loaded pasta bake
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Served Person: 6
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon oil.
- 2 cups assorted vegetables diced – approx.
- (i have used onions peppers, sweet corn , olives )
- 2 cloves garlic roughly sliced/ chopped
- 1 jalapeno deseeded (optional)
- 1/2 up cooked beans ( black beans/ rajma )
- 1.5 cups uncooked pasta / 180grams approx.
- 2 cups homemade/ store bought enchilada sauce*
- 1 cup cheese divided – mexican blend *
- fistful of chopped coriander
- some nacho chips.
- for garnish -
- 2 tablespoon chopped coriander
- some olives and sweet corn.
- Carbohydrate 0.1134175 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 2.255705 g
- Fiber 0.046375 g
- Protein 0.0191625 g
- Saturated Fat 0.312395 g
- Serving Size 1 1 -8 serving (6g)
- Sodium 581.492 mg
- Sugar 0.0670425 g
- Trans Fat 0.0611750000000002 g
- Calories 20 calories
Pre heat oven at 400 deg f/ 200 deg cBoil the pasta 2-3 minutes less than mentioned on the package(refer notes).Drain it in a colander , run under cold water to stop further cooking. Place it in a bowl/dish. Drizzle some olive oil and pepper, coat well . Keep aside. At this point you can store it in the fridge up to 2 days .In a pan heat up some oil, cook garlic until golden brown, add the jalepenos , add onions , cook for 20 seconds , add peppers ,cook for 30 seconds . Switch off the flame. Add in some salt . Coat well.Lighly grease 9*13 or related baking pan .Put in the pasta and 1.5 cups enchilada sauceAnd the cooked veggies along with sweet corn ,olives, cooked beans, corriander and ½ cup cheese . Give it a quick mix to coat well.Taste test and adjust salt or other seasoning.Top it with remaining ½ cup enchilada sauce .Cover it with foil and bake it on the middle rack for 20-25 minutes.Carefully pull it out of the oven and top it up with nacho chipsSprinkle remaining cheese on the top and bake it uncovered on the middle rack for 10 more minutes or until the cheese has melted.Take it out of the oven , garnish it with some coriander, olives , sweetcorn (optional)Serve hot with a drizzle of green goddess dressing , recipe mentioned above
