One of my favorite pasta-dishes-with-a-mexican-flair is this Bow Tie Fiesta dish. It freezes well. It uses ingredients that I almost always have on hand. It comes together really quickly (especially since I usually have ground beef already browned in the freezer).  I also love that you control how spicy it is. If your family loves some heat in their food, use hot salsa, some spicer cheeses and maybe toss in a little cumin. If your family likes things on the tamer side, go for the mild salsa and a colby jack cheese.

On this particular day that I made it, I used tri-color bow tie pasta and some red bell pepper with some green. It added some nice color to the dish! It also doubles really easily if you wanted to make a 9×13 pan.

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Bow Tie Fiesta

Easy one pan pasta dish

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Bow Tie Pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bow tie pasta
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (or chili seasoning)
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, mexican, taco, pepperjack, whatever you like)
• black olives, jalapenos, tomato (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cook the pasta using package directions; drain.
• Brown the beef in a skillet, stirring until crumbly; drain. Add the onion and green pepper and mix well. Cook until the onion is tender, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, chili powder, and salt.
• Add in the drained pasta, sour cream, and salsa. If you're using black olive, jalapenos, and tomatoes, add those in too. Mix all together.
• Pour into a 9×11-inch or 9×9-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly.

Notes

Freezer Instructions: Prepare, but don’t bake. Cover very well and put into freezer. When ready to bake, thaw out in the fridge for a day, then bake. You’ll need to increase the baking time to about 45 minutes since it’s starting out cold instead of hot-from-the-stove, but it’s still good! You can also bake it straight from frozen, but that will really increase the baking time.

Jayme is a wife to 1 and, so far, a mother to two little boys. She coupons, but isn’t super extreme about it. She price matches and loves it! While she likes to cook, she’s in the stage of life where simple is usually better! She never knows how many hands she’ll have free at dinner time! You can find her at No Regrets Living.

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