Enchilada Pasta Bake

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This would also be good made with ground beef. Instead of the Deli Fresh Roasted Chicken Breast Cuts, I used Chicken Breasts. I used regular onion and skipped the cilantro....read more

posted by

FayeCripps

on 3/22/2013

time

prep:

10 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

Makes 8 servings, 1-1/2 cups each

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What You Need

4-1/2

cups medium pasta shells, uncooked

tsp. oil

yellow onion, chopped

red pepper, chopped

pkg. (1.25 oz.) TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix

can (14.5 oz.) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

cups OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Chicken Breast

can (15 oz.) no-salt-added black beans, rinsed

green onions, thinly sliced, divided

1/3

cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided

pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

Make It

HEAT oven to 375°F.

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add yellow onions and peppers; cook 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Stir in seasoning mix and tomatoes; cook and stir 3 min. Add chicken, beans and half each of the green onions and cilantro; mix well. Remove from heat.

DRAIN pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Pour into 13x9-inch baking dish; top with cheese.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until pasta mixture is heated through and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with remaining green onions and cilantro.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve topped with BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream and TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS Thick & Chunky Salsa.

Substitute

Prepare using KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese.

Substitute

Prepare using 2 cups of your favorite chopped OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Chicken, such as Grilled Chicken Breast Strips or Southwestern Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips. Or, use chopped leftover cooked chicken.

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sghale24

posted:10/13/2011

This recipe was a little dry, but had good flavor. We reheated it the next day with the addition of a little jarred alfredo sauce and it was really good.

robertshome

posted:10/11/2011

this was very dry - my kids did not like it - i think you either needed to add water to the taco seasoning (like the pkg reads) or swap it out for some actual "enchilada" sauce since that's the name of the recipe...

alhfrog

posted:10/11/2011

I used ground beef instead of chicken. My family loved this dish

curek

posted:10/6/2011

Did use Rotels instead f diced tomatoes and only used half the pasta

diane4567

posted:10/5/2011

unless I changed the pasta proportions. I am a dietitian, and I think you meant 4 1/2 cups of cooked pasta, or 1 1/2 cups of uncooked pasta. the pasta triples in volume and that doesnt match the serving sizes. just change the pasta to 1 1/2 cups uncooked and youll have a very good recipe. <<< Response from Kraft Kitchens Expert, Wendy ~ The recipe is correct as written, it uses 4-1/2 cups of UNCOOKED pasta. >>>

a cook

posted:10/3/2011

I made this for dinner tonight and added the can of rotel as suggested by other users. I didnt think this was very tasty, it was too salty and had weird textures. I will not be making this again.

cajun_firecracker

posted:10/1/2011

Forgot to say I used Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. Black Olives would be very good in this also. Was a little dry, so I added a bit of water. Added cheese sauce would be good, but would pile in the calories. Will definitely make this again.

a cook

posted:9/30/2011

We loved this! I did make a few small changes. I added a can of rotel instead of the plain tomatos and sauteed garlic in with the onion and pepper. It was awesome left too! I will be making this again for sure!

a cook

posted:9/30/2011

OMG this recipe is excellent. When I was making it though, it seemed as though it was very dry so I added 1 can of nacho cheese sauce to it. I served the left-overs to a friend for lunch today and she loved it too.

a cook

posted:9/29/2011

Good overall ingredients. I usually love all of the recipes on kraft foods b/c the taste is very balanced and yummy, but this one was WAY too salty. I would use all of the same ingredients but add my own lower sodium Taco seasonings and cooked chicken breast. My family loved the new "Touch of Philly" Mexican style cheese and shell pasta!