Mexican Pasta Bake

Ingredients

1/2pound lean ground beef
2 1/2cups uncooked rigatoni pasta (8 ounces)
1cup Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn
1jar (24 ounces) Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
1can (15 oz) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed
1 1/3cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (6 ounces)
2medium roma (plum) tomatoes, thinly sliced

Directions

    1 Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 4-quart casserole.
    2 Cook beef in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
    3 Cook and drain pasta in 4-quart Dutch oven as directed on package. Return pasta to Dutch oven. Stir in beef, corn, salsa and beans. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into casserole. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup of the cheese. Spoon remaining pasta mixture into casserole. Place tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
    4 Cover and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.

Expert Tips

Rigatoni are short-cut (about 1 inch long), wide, tubular pasta with lengthwise grooves. The grooves and tube shape make it a perfect partner for chunky sauces.

Replace ground beef with ground turkey breast to lighten the calorie count of this dish.

SOURCE : bettycrocker