Creamy Southwest Beef Penne
with Cheesy Tortilla Crumble
Ingredients: Ground beef • Penne pasta (wheat) (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) • Sweet bell pepper • Tortilla chips (whole grain corn, white corn, corn masa flour, water, vegetable oil, salt, calcium hydroxide) • Tomato sauce (water, tomato paste, modified corn starch, soybean oil, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) • Spinach • 35% Cream (milk) (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) • Cheddar cheese (milk) (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat) (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Beef broth concentrate (beef stock, sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), beef fat, salt, natural flavor, yeast extract, xanthan gum) • Enchilada spice blend (sulphites) (spices, sugar (sugar, maltodextrin), salt, garlic powder, tomato powder, paprika powder, citric acid, canola oil, oleoresin paprika, silicon dioxide) • Green onion.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
170 g
Penne
(Contains: Wheat)
85 g
Tortilla Chips
(May contain traces of: 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 traces of: Sesame, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Fish, Egg, Crustaceans, Gluten, Sulphites, Soy, Wheat)
¼ cup
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit(s)
Beef Broth Concentrate
8 g
Enchilada Spice Blend
(Contains: Sulphites May contain traces of: Sesame, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Peanuts)
10 g
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains: Wheat May contain traces of: Sesame, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Sulphites, Soy, Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
½ tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Wash and dry all produce.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Thinly slice green onions, keeping white and green parts separate.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- To the boiling water, add penne. Cook for 12-14 min, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Meanwhile, open one side of tortilla chip package. Using your hands, crush tortilla chips in the package until broken into
bite-sized pieces. - Sprinkle half the Enchilada Spice Blend over chips, then gently shake bag to coat.
- In a large non-stick pan, heat 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil over high.
- When hot, add beef, peppers, remaining Enchilada Spice Blend and green onion whites. Cook for 4-6 min, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Into the pan, sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over top. Stir to combine.
- Add tomato sauce base, broth concentrate, cream and 1 cup (2 cups) water. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly.
- While sauce cooks, reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water.
- Strain penne, then return to the pot, off heat.
- To pot with penne, add sauce mixture and spinach. Stir to combine. Transfer pasta to an 8x8-inch (9x13-inch) baking dish.
- Top with crushed tortillas and cheese.
- Bake in the bottom of the oven for 5-8 min, until cheese is melted and chips are golden.
- Divide pasta between bowls.
- Sprinkle remaining green onions over top.
