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Mexican Pasta Pie

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Recipe

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

45 min
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ each onions
finely chopped
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28 ounces tomatoes, canned with juice
coarsely chopped, (1 can)
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1-1/4 ounces taco seasoning mix
(1 package)
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Seasoning
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16 ounces black beans
drained, rinsed, dried, (1 can)
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4 cups pasta, ziti
or penne pasta, cooked
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1 ¾ cup pasta
dried
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2 teaspoons olive oil
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1 cup ricotta cheese
part-skim
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2 each chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
cut in 1/2 inch pieces
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1 cup cheddar cheese
or mexi-blend cheese, shredded
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
0.5 each onions
finely chopped
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809.2 ml/g tomatoes, canned with juice
coarsely chopped, (1 can)
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taco seasoning mix
(1 package)
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Seasoning
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462.4 ml/g black beans
drained, rinsed, dried, (1 can)
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946 ml pasta, ziti
or penne pasta, cooked
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414 ml pasta
dried
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1E+1 ml olive oil
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237 ml ricotta cheese
part-skim
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2 each chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
cut in 1/2 inch pieces
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237 ml cheddar cheese
or mexi-blend cheese, shredded
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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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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 299g (10.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 33333% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g 19%
Saturated Fat 6g 32%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 664mg 28%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 8g 30%
Sugars g
Protein 48g
Vitamin A 9% Vitamin C 26%
Calcium 26% Iron 22%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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