One Pot Cheesy Mexican Pasta
One Pot Cheesy Mexican Pasta combines your favorite Mexican flavors with pasta! Loaded with fresh veggies, cheese, and beans, this meal is a favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 lb small pasta shells or elbow macaroni
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1 yellow pepper sliced
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 packet taco seasoning lower sodium
- 20 ounces diced tomatoes with Green Chilies (2 cans - do NOT strain)
- 4 ½ cups water
- 1 TBS olive oil
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 14 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 3 green onions chopped
Instructions
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In a large pot, add pasta, peppers, corn, red onion, taco seasoning, tomatoes with chilis (plus tomato liquid inside can), olive oil, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine, cover, and turn heat on high. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium/low (so it's simmering), stir, and cover. Cook for 12-16 minutes or until pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed - stir occasionally throughout this cooking time.
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Add black beans, lime juice, and cheese; stir well to combine.
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Top with green onions. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Don't like one of the ingredients? That's fine - leave it out or substitute for your favorites!
Recipe first published in Oct. 2015. Updated in Oct. 2022.