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Southwest Cheese 'n Pasta

Dinner ready in 25 minutes! Enjoy this creamy pasta packed with cheese – perfect if you love Southwest cuisine!

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Prep Time 5 min
Total Time 25 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

1 1/2: cups milk

1: cup green salsa (salsa verde)

1: can (15 ounces) cream-style corn

1: can (11 ounces) whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained

8: ounces uncooked cavatappi pasta or elbow macaroni

8: ounces process cheese product loaf, cubed

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Directions

1 Mix all ingredients except cheese in 12-inch nonstick skillet. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 10 to 14 minutes, stirring frequently, until pasta is tender.
2 Add cheese; stir until melted.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Finish off this meal with coleslaw, crusty rolls and slices of cool, refreshing watermelon.

It's easy to add some ham to part of this skillet dish for the meat lovers in your family. Remove half of the pasta and cheese from the skillet; keep warm. Stir 1 cup of cubed fully cooked ham into the remaining pasta in skillet; heat through.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 405
Calories from Fat: 135),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 960mg; 960%;
Total Carbohydrate: 54g; 54%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% ),
Protein: 18g; 18%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 14%;

Exchanges:

3 Starch; 1 Skim Milk; 2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 7/27/2011 5:17:25 PM REPORT ABUSE youngtexasmommy said:

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It was really good but it was spicy the second time i made it i added some 2 shredded chicken breast and 1 can of drained black beans and did half of the requested cheese in Velveeta and the other half in sharp cheddar

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Posted 11/17/2010 1:46:32 PM REPORT ABUSE swenson5 said:

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I am sorry to say that we just did not like this recipie. The whole family said it was to thick and way too much cheese. We just did not enjoy it at all. I ended up throwing it all out. Sorry BC. We love almost everything else that BC has shared with us.

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Posted 11/14/2010 8:01:19 PM REPORT ABUSE lakelvn said:

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This is great, husband loved it. Makes plenty, had left overs for a couple of meals and that was good added browned ground meat to left overs just to change it a bit and loved it.

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