Creamy Southwest Beef Penne
with Cheesy Tortilla Crumble
Chock full of tex mex staples like beef sauteed in spices and sharp cheddar, this pasta dish is ready to wow the entire family with the very first bite.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
170 g
Penne
(Contains Wheat)
42.5 g
Tortilla Chips
(May contain Sesame, Milk)
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
56 g
Baby Spinach
2 unit(s)
Green Onion
56 mL
Cream
(Contains Milk)
4 tbsp
Tomato Sauce Base
(May contain Mustard, Milk, Tree nuts, Fish, Egg, Sesame, Crustaceans, Gluten, Sulphites, Soy, Wheat)
¼ cup
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Beef Broth Concentrate
1 tbsp
Enchilada Spice Blend
(Contains Sulphites May contain Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk)
1 tbsp
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains Wheat May contain Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
tbsp
Oil*
tsp
Salt*
tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Add 10 cups hot water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 servings). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- To an unlined baking sheet, add peppers and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil. Season with sant and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Roast in the middle of the oven for 18-20 min, stirring halfway through, until tender.
- Add penne to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- While penne cooks, thinly slice green onions keeping white and green parts separate.
- Open one side of the package of tortilla chips. Using a rolling pin or heavy-bottomed pot, crush tortilla chips in the package until broken into bite sized pieces.
- In a large non-stick pan, heat 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) over medium-high.
- When the pan is hot, add beef, enchilada spice blend and green onion whites. Cook for 3-5 min, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains.** Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over top of beef. Stir to mix.
- Add tomato sauce base, broth concenrate, cream and 1/2 cup (1 cup water) and cook for 2-3 min, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly. Sat and pepper? pepper.
- While sauce cooks, reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water. Strain penne, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Add beef mixture and peppers to pot with penne. Stir to mix. Transfer pasta to a 8x8-inch baking dish (9x 13-inch for 4 ppl).
- Top with crushed tortillas and cheese.
- Bake in the bottom of the oven until cheese is melted and chips are golden, 5-7 min.
- Divide pasta betwen plates.
- Sprinkle green onions over top.