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Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

This ridiculously easy casserole uses pantry ingredients to make a delicious, weeknight dinner ready in a snap. Let Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne be the hero recipe for your family.

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

And sometimes, you just gotta go with what you’ve got. …even if it is condensed soup.

So, this is what happened. …it’s a weeknight, and I am having a glass of wine and cooking simple spaghetti with meat sauce.

I’ve got the water boiling, get the ground beef browned up, and I go to the pantry for the sauce and …no sauce. WTH. That’s a pantry staple. I keep that stuff stocked. …I look again. I check the fridge, freezer. …no sauce. Crap.

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

OK I go back to the pantry and stand there for a minute. ..staring. Then I remember my Mexicali Chicken Parmesan and how good that was, so I decide to do something similar. I go to grab a box of spaghetti and …no spaghetti. Friggin REALLY?!

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

So by now, I’m pissed (and buzzed) …then I spot the can of condensed cream of chicken soup and the wheels turn… Then half a box of penne. Then Rotel. Boom. Baked Penne.

And here we are. Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne.

This easy Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne casserole was the result, and it is delicious.

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

This recipe is cheap, it is fast. It is kid-friendly. It uses ingredients you probably have already and reheats really well. And it is really really tasty. I added a bit of sun-dried tomato pesto – not much – and that really enhanced and complexified (word?) the flavor so the sauce became much more than just soup and Rotel. Just a super tasty easy cure in the middle of a crazy busy week. And much needed comfort.

Saved by the soup.

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

Erica
This ridiculously easy casserole uses pantry ingredients to make a delicious, weeknight dinner ready in a snap.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine casserole, easy weeknight dinner, quick meal
Servings 6

Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Heat oven to 350F.
  • Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, brown the beef until no longer pink. Add the condensed soup, Rotel, pesto, and 2 T parsley. Stir until smooth and warmed through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add a palmful of salt to the pasta water. Cook the pasta to al dente according to package directions. Drain and add to the meat sauce.
  • Transfer to a 13x9 baking dish. Top with the cheese. Dust the top of the casserole with chili powder. Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes until heated through and bubbly. Serve topped with green onion and more parsley. Yields 6 servings.

Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tried this recipe?Leave a comment below and let me know!

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Super Quick Mexican Baked Penne

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