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Mexican Pasta Pie

Yields:6 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation15 minutes
Cooking30 minutes
Ready In45 minutes
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Ingredients

1/2 each onion finely chopped
28 ounces tomatoes, canned with juice coarsely chopped, (1 can)
1-1/4 ounces taco seasoning mix (1 package)
Seasoning
16 ounces black beans, canned drained, rinsed, dried, (1 can)
4 cups pasta, ziti or penne pasta, cooked
1 3/4 cup pasta dried
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup ricotta cheese part-skim
2 each chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless cut in 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup cheddar cheese or mexi-blend cheese, shredded

Directions

Leave out the chicken to convert to a vegetarian meal.

Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

Grease a 7 inch 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.

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I like this,but I'm not that of a cheesy fan!

Reviewed by snowalpe38