Santa Fe Pasta Bake Recipes

Steps:

• Cook your chicken first.
• To blacken, lightly sprinkle blackening seasoning on both sides of the chicken.
• Heat a stainless steel pan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken completely - turning only once.
• Hint: You may want to do this on your grill outside because a lot of smoke can be generated.
• Slice the chicken into the thin long strips.
• Set the chicken aside while you prepare the sauce and noodles.
• In a large pot, start heat your water to a boil in preparation for the pasta.
• In a large stainless saucepan, melt your butter over medium heat.
• While the butter is melting, finely mince the garlic and then add to the pan.
• Cook the garlic for two minutes and then add all of the cream.
• Stir occasionally while it reduces by half.
• Hint: If your garlic turns brown then the pan was too hot - start over, it will be worth it.
• While the cream is starting to reduce, prepare your other ingredients by finely mincing the green onions, cilantro, tomatoes & roasted red peppers - but keep the tomatoes separate.
• Stir in the cilantro, green onion & roasted red peppers while it's reducing.
• Your cream should be simmering now as it reduces - this process will normally take more than 20 minutes - stir occasionally and keep a watch out for it boiling over.
• Boil the pasta, which should take at least 12 minutes.
• Clean the snow peas and add them to the cream - if they simmer in the cream for at least 10 minutes they are perfect - cooked through and hot, but still a bit crisp.
• When the pasta is done, the cream should be reduced by half now. The cream's texture should not be thick like Alfredo sauce, but not runny like water.
• Drain the pasta well! Penne pasta is a pain because it holds so much water, but too much left over water will thin out the sauce you worked so hard for.
• Put the noodles back in its pot and pour your cream over the noodles.
• Add the chicken and stir everything together well.
• Serve immediately as this dish is not good as leftovers or once the cream cools.
• Spoon out an appropriate amount onto a plate and then sprinkle some diced tomatoes on top - you can also use some left over cilantro sprig as garnish if you like.
• I usually serve this with warm Italian bread with soft butter on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat over to 375 degrees.
• In medium skillet, brown meat till done.
• Drain meat well then return to skillet.
• Add taco seasoningand blend well.
• In a small bowl, combine broth and flour.
• Add to meat mexture and bring to boil to slightly thicken liquid.
• Stir in sour cream and chilies, blend well.
• Lightly grease a 13 X 9 inch glass baking dish with cooking sprya.
• Pour half of the bag of chips in the bottom and press down to flatten.
• Top with half the meat mixture.
• Next layer with half of the cheese.
• Next layer half the onions.
• Repeat layers ending with the onion.
• Bake uncovered in the oven at 375 for 20 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook and stir chicken, onions and peppers in nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray. for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in salsa and corn.
• Arrange 6 tortillas on bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish, cover with layers of 1/2 each chicken mixture, sour cream and cheese. Repeat layers, cover with foil.
• Bake 40 minutes or until heated through, removing foil after 30 mintues.
• Let stand 5 mintues.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the pasta, contents of seasoning packet, salsa, water, chili powder, salt and cayenne., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes, adding more water if necessary. Stir in tomatoes; sprinkle with olives and cheese. Cover and simmer until heated through, 3-4 minutes. Serve with sour cream if desired.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in skillet, stirring untill no more pink remains.
• Drain fat.
• Add taco seasoning and mix well.
• In small bowl wisk together flour and chicken broth.
• Add to meat mixture and bring to a boil, cooking untill slightly thickened.
• Stir in sour cream and green chilies.
• In lightly greased baking dish (13x9x2) place 1/2 of the chips 1/2 of the beef 1/2 of the picante sauce 1/2 of cheese and 1/2 of onions.
• repeat layers with remaining 1/2 of ingredients, ending with onions.
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Drain the spinach and combine with tofu, milk, and oregano in a food processor Heat oil in skillel and cook garlic until fragrant.
• Combine tomato paste and water, stirring until well mizxed.
• Add beans, picante sauce, tomato paste mixture, and chili poweder and mix well Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Mix with pasta.
• Add half of pasta mix to a greased baking dish, then add spinach mixture, and top with remaining pasta mixture Bake covered at 350 for 20 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with cheese, and bake 5 minutes.
• Let stand several minutes before serving.