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Chipotle Pasta Bake

If mac & cheese and tacos were to have a baby, this is it! You can make this in a skillet or bake it off in the oven.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 2 bowl
Course: Dinner, Entrees
Calories: 517

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 517kcalProtein: 2.92gPhe: 102mgPKU Exchanges: 6.8exch

Ingredients
  

Roasted Veggies
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mayonnaise
  • 1 Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Taco Seasoning Mix, Mild, dry
  • 3 tablespoons Lime Juice
  • 1/2 cup Raw Cauliflower broken into small florets
  • 1/2 cup Red Bell Pepper diced into 1/4 inch squares
  • 2 Fresh Asparagus sliced on an angle into 1/4 inch pieces
Pasta Bake
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1/4 cup Raw Onions minced
  • 2 teaspoons Raw Chili Peppers minced
  • 1 Garlic
  • 1/4 cup All Natural Chunky Salsa, Hot, Medium, or Mild
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • 2 teaspoons Taco Seasoning Mix, Mild, dry
  • 1 cup Vegetable Broth
  • 1 1/2 cups Aproten Penne, dry
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  • 1 tablespoon Heavy/Whipping Cream
  • 1 ounce Just Like Cheddar Shreds
  • 2 tablespoons Cilantro minced

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a baking sheet.
  2. Combine remaining olive oil, mayo, taco seasoning, garlic, two tablespoons of the lime juice in a large bowl. Toss in the cauliflower and mix to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, turn over cauliflower pieces. Add the peppers and asparagus and bake another 10 minutes. Set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, saute the minced onions in the butter in an oven safe pot (such as a dutch oven pot) until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the serrano peppers and garlic. Saute another minute. Add in the salsa, taco seasoning and honey. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
  4. Add in the uncooked pasta. Stir. Place a lid on your pot and bake in your preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir, adding in another 1/4 cup broth if it looks dry (I did not need it, but oven temps vary). Cover and bake another 5 minutes. Remove from oven.
  5. Stir in cream, cheese, the roasted veggies, cilantro and the last tablespoon of lime juice. The cheese should melt on it's own, but if it needs a little more coaxing, turn burner on to low and cook another minutes or so.

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