Mexican Baked Ziti

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  5 oz or 142g

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  10 oz or 284g

• Dry taco seasoning mix

  Campbell soup company, pace

  2 tbsp or 5g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 cup, chopped or 149g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Corn

  Sweet, yellow, raw

  ½ cup or 73g

• Ricotta cheese

  Part skim milk

  ¾ cup or 186g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  1 cup or 240g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Mexican cheese

  Blend, reduced fat

  ½ cup, shredded or 57g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8"x8" baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. Cook pasta al dente per package instructions, about 8 minutes. Drain well, and transfer to a large bowl.
3. Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add beef, and sprinkle with half the taco seasoning. Cook and crumble until beef is mostly cooked, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, onion, and corn. Cook and stir until beef is fully cooked, veggies have partially softened, and corn has thawed, about 4 minutes.
4. Remove skillet from heat, and stir in ricotta cheese. Transfer mixture to the bowl of pasta. Add crushed tomatoes, salt, half the shredded cheese, and remaining half of the taco seasoning. Mix until uniform.
5. Transfer mixture to the baking pan, and smooth out the surface. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
6. Bake until entire dish is hot and cheese has melted, about 15 minutes.

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