Ingredients
- Pot of water - enough for pasta
- 1 lb. box Barilla Whole Grain Medium Shells
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 bunches scallions, chopped
- 2 jalapenos, de-seeded
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
- 2 10-ounce cans enchilada sauce
- 1 15-ounce can black beans
- 3 dollops taco seasoning
- 2 cups Mexican cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup sour cream, reduced fat
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
Preparation
Step 1
1. Start by boiling a pot of water on high heat.
2. In the meantime, chop the scallions, garlic, and jalapenos.
3. Heat a pot on medium heat, once hot, add Canola oil. Add all the chopped veggies and cook for a few minutes.
4. In the meantime, chop an onion.
5. Add the onion to the sauteed veggies.
6. In the meantime, chop the plum tomatoes.
7. Add the tomatoes to the sauteed veggies. Season with salt.
8. Cover with a lid and allow this to cook for 5 minutes.
9. Open up all the cans.
10. Back to the onion-tomato mixture, this is what you should have.
11. Add 2 cans of enchilada sauce.
12. Stir and cover with a lid.
13. Check on the boiling water. Season with salt and a teaspoon of oil to prevent the pasta from sticking.
14. Add the pasta shells and cook until Al Dante, slightly undercooked since the casserole will bake up in the oven. About 6-8 minutes on medium heat.
15. Preheat the oven at 400 degrees.
16. Back to the sauce - this is what you should have. Turn off the heat.
17. Add the black beans.
18. Add 3 dollops of taco seasoning - just like this, 3 spoons.
19. Add 1/2 cup of Mexican/Taco blend cheese.
20. Add 1/2 cup of reduced fat sour cream.
21. YUM! I love cream sauce.
22. Add black pepper and check for salt.
23. Drain the pasta.
LAYER CASSEROLE
24. Add 2 to 3 ladles of the black bean sauce at the bottom.
25. Add the pasta.
26. Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta. Mix well so the pasta is well coated.
27. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cheese.
28. It's gonna be good.
29. Into the oven for 20 minutes.
30. In the meantime, chop a handful of fresh cilantro. You can clean up too. :-)
31. 20 minutes later... yummy, creamy, cheezy, delicious Mexican Pasta! Top with chopped cilantro.