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Spicy Mexican Pasta Bake.. #Pastalove

05 | 05 | 2012
By Soni Sinha

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Aah its almost summer although the weather is playing its own little tricks on us, with April-like showers this past week.It has gotten better though and I hope that it stays this way from now on!Talking about summer, our aptly titled Pastalove bloghop is underway and with today being Cinco de Mayo what better way to celebrate than by making some Spicy Mexican Pasta Bake!!

spicy mexican pasta bake
 
Baked Pasta for me is pure comfort food and this Mexican version is a great variation for your tastebuds.Its got so much flavor with the sausages, vegetables and the spices that every bite gives you a kick!!Its a meal that’s going to become your family’s favorite in any season.Its also a perfect party/potluck food that’s super easy to prepare since you can make it ahead of time or even freeze.
You can easily make a vegetarian version of this, by omitting the sausage and using black beans instead.I wanted to use the Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausage sold at Trader Joe’s, but they ran out of it and I settled for the Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage instead which is a pretty good substitute in terms of spiciness.If you want it less spicy you can opt for a milder sausage.I’ve used Whole Wheat Fusilli that makes this a healthy, wholesome dish for the whole family.

Spicy Mexican Pasta Bake

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Ingredients
  

  • Whole Wheat Fusilli or any other pasta-4 cups
  • Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage or any of your choice-1 pck (6 links cubed)
  • Onion-1 large chopped
  • Jalapeños green chillies -2 chopped
  • Garlic-6 cloves crushed
  • Green Bell Pepper-1 large chopped
  • Frozen Corn-1 cup
  • Ground Cumin-1 tsp
  • Paprika-1 tsp
  • Oregano-2 tsp
  • 16 oz can of Crushed Tomatoes-1
  • Mexican Blend Cheese shredded-2 cups
  • Water- 1cup
  • Olive Oil-2 tbsp
  • Salt -to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a deep skillet heat the olive oil and add the sausages.Fry until golden and add the onions. Saute for a minute and add the garlic.
  • Add the green bell peppers, frozen corn and the tomatoes.
  • Add the Jalapeños,ground cumin, paprika, oregano and salt.Add a cup of water. Cover and cook on medium until the sauce comes nicely together.
  • In the meantime cook the Fusilli for about 7-8 minutes.
  • Mix 2 tbsp of the pasta liquid into the sauce.Take out a large baking dish and pour a little bit of the sauce in the dish.Spread all over.
  • The fusilli goes next, spread evenly and pour the remaining sauce all over the pasta.Top it up with the mexican blend cheeses and broil until the cheese is all bubbly.Your Spicy Mexican Pasta Bake is ready!Garnish with cilantro and serve hot!

I’m co-hosting #Pastalove bloghop with these fabulous friends!Please visit their pages too while you’re here :)Link up your pasta recipes from the month of May!

Astig Veganwww.astigvegan.com
Badger Girl Learns to Cookhttp://www.learntocookbadgergirl.com
BigFatBakerhttp://bigfatbaker.com
Bon à croquerhttp://www.bonacroquer.com/
Cake Duchesshttp://www.cakeduchess.com
Elephant Eatswww.elephanteats.com
Hobby And Morehttp://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/
Mis Pensamientoshttp://juniakk.blogspot.com
No One Likes Crumbley Cookieshttp://tcrumbley.blogspot.com/
Oh Cakehttp://cake-o-cake.blogspot.com/
Rico sin Azúcarhttp://ricosinazucar.com
Simply Reemwww.simplyreem.com
Soni’s Food for Thoughthttp://sonisfoodforthought.blogspot.com/
Teaspoon of Spicewww.teaspoonofspice.com
The Spicy RDwww.eastewart.com/blog
The Wimpy Vegetarianhttp://thewimpyvegetarian.com
Vegetarian Mammawww.vegetarianmamma.com
You Made That?http://www.you-made-that.com/
Vegan Yack Attackhttp://veganyackattack.com

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Comments

  7. Alida says

    This looks so delicious! Mexican is my favorite cuisine, and making it in a pasta dish is pure genius. Yum!

  8. Junia says

    Soni, I love the flavors you’ve put in this pasta bake!! So glad you are hosting with us for another month. 🙂

  9. Cindy DG says

    This sounds great and very easy for me to make veg and GF 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
    Cindy

  14. Cucina49 says

    I want to be part of a pasta bloghop! Soni, this looks delicious–spicy and filling and totally yummy.

  17. www.you-made-that.com says

    Love it, so glad we were thinking Mexican for this pastalove because I love the flavors. I would love it with black beans too good idea. Sending you some pastalove 🙂

  20. Becky says

    Gorgeous looking pasta. I love the Mexican Twist with the sausages and chilies. I’m pinning this one to make soon. Congrats on the Top 9 today!

  24. Zoe says

    This is the kind of food we need in our wintery Melbourne weather. It looks so comforting!

  25. mjskit says

    This bake pasta looks fantastic! I love your use of andouille – definitely a favorite! Great recipe Soni!

  26. Kristina says

    Baked pasta is such a yummy comfort food! I just want to curl up and eat this all day!! Love the black bean swap for the meat too, yum yum yum!!

  27. Laura says

    Yummy, this looks absolutely delicious! The perfect comfort food indeed.

  28. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    I will not cut down the spicy taste because we can digest plenty of spicy taste. We are are big eaters of pasta but sure will try this delicious looking pasta. You know in between our rice, we love to experiment other types of goodies as well.

  30. Nish says

    This dish looks perfect! I love a good Pasta Bake and will try this out asap! 🙂

  32. Cake says

    What a great combination of #pastalove and Cinco de Mayo. I love that you use andouille sausage in this. I bet the smoky flavor is incredible.

  36. Helena / Rico sin Azúcar says

    Thanks for the step-by-step photos, i always find them very useful!! Really hearty dish with such great ingredients.
    Bon appetit, Soni! 😉

    Happy #pastalove!

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  38. EA-The Spicy RD says

    This looks delicious, and we must have been sending each other a little #pastalove/cincodemayo ESP yesterday :-). So fun to have another version to try, and I love your addition of spicy sausage. Have a wonderful weekend Soni!!

    • Soni says

      True EA,we must have :)Glad to be doing this #Pastalove with you 🙂

  39. Lizzy says

    Soni, this looks fabulous!!! Such a yummy casserole…full of wonderful flavors! Great #PastaLove dish 🙂

  41. Choc Chip Uru says

    Mmmm yum! Mexican and italian pasta together looks amazing – what a way to celebrate the awesome holiday 😀

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru