Baked Mexican Pasta Recipe

Total Time - 45m
Prep Time - 25 m
Calories - 370

Who doesn’t love pasta? The cheesy delight with delectable penne is to die for! If you want to try a new pasta recipe that’ll blow your mind away, try this Baked Mexican Pasta recipe. Baked to perfection with simple ingredients like Mexican cheese blend, red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, capsicums, spices, and penne, this recipe will leave you craving for more and more. It’s so delicious and easy that you’ll want to make it every day. The Mexican cheese blend is the reason for the uniqueness of this dish, with the spiciness of taco seasoning and the melt of different cheeses. This Mexican twist on the Italian dish will make everyone go gaga over it. Serve it at birthday parties, kitty parties, potlucks, and buffets. You can also make this for casual get-togethers, or lunch and dinner. Awake your sleeping taste buds with the tantalizing flavours of Mexican cuisine. It’s light and creamy and will satisfy you to the max. So, if you’re up for a taco flavoured pasta loaded with delectable cheesy goodness, follow us through this recipe! If you love this dish, you can also try out our other recipes for Pasta Marinara, Baked Pasta, Pasta Romanoff, or Lemon Chicken Pasta.

Ingredients of Baked Mexican Pasta

• 6 Servings
• 230 grams pasta penne
• 60 grams mozzarella
• 1 small capsicum (green pepper)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ground
• 300 grams lean ground beef
• oregano As required
• water As required
• 60 grams cheddar cheese
• 2 teaspoon taco seasoning
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 handful coriander leaves
• 1 cup pasta sauce
• 1/2 cup sour cream

How to make Baked Mexican Pasta

Step 1 Chop the veggies and boil pasta

To prepare this delicious pasta recipe, start by washing the capsicum, coriander leaves, and onion under running water. Using a clean chopping board, finely chop them all. Then, take a deep bottomed pan over medium flame and pour water along with a little salt in it. Add the pasta in the pan and boil it till al dente. When done, drain the water and keep the pasta in a bowl.

Step 2 Preheat the oven and cook the beef on medium flame

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Now, take a pan over medium flame and cook beef till it turns brown. Transfer it into a bowl and then, in the same pan, add the pasta sauce, cumin powder, taco seasoning, onion, coriander leaves, and capsicum and bring it to a boil.

Step 3 Add cheese in the mixture along with boiled pasta

While that boils, grate half of the mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese in the pasta bowl. Add a pinch of taco seasoning and salt to it and mix them well. Finally, mix the cooked beef, pasta sauce mix, and pasta together. Now, grease a baking tray and place the pasta mixture into it. Grate the remaining cheese over it and place it in the oven.

Step 4 Bake the pasta for 30 minutes

Bake the pasta for 30 minutes or until the cheese on top starts to turn golden brown. Place the tray on a large coaster and enjoy it with garlic bread!

Resource: https://recipes.timesofindia.com/recipes/baked-mexican-pasta/rs60042395.cms