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Creamy fajita-inspired pasta bake recipe

Creamy fajita-inspired pasta bake recipe

7 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Make dinnertime a breeze with our 20-minute Mexican-inspired pasta bake. Packed with colourful peppers in a creamy fajita-style sauce and topped with crunchy tortilla chips, the whole family will love this fun dinner idea (and you'll love how quick it is!) See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 577 calories / serving
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 350g Hearty Food & Co penne pasta
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely sliced
  • 1 red pepper, finely sliced
  • 15g fajita seasoning (from a 30g pack)
  • 15g coriander, roughly chopped, some leaves reserved for serving
  • 300g reduced-fat crème fraîche
  • 210g ball Creamfields mozzarella, roughly torn
  • 25g Stockwell & Co lightly salted tortillas
If you haven't got penne, try using fusilli or another short pasta

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2425kj
    577kcal     29%

  • Fat

    23g 33%

  • Saturates

    12g 61%

  • Sugars

    9g 10%

  • Salt

    1g 17%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 70.9g Protein 18.4g Fibre 5.7g

Method

  1. Cook the pasta for 1-2 mins less than pack instructions. Drain, reserving about two ladlefuls of pasta water.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the onions and peppers for 5-7 mins until softened and lightly charred. Stir in the fajita seasoning and coriander, and fry for a couple more mins.
  3. Turn the heat down and stir in the crème fraîche, along with the pasta. Stir to combine, adding some of the pasta water to create a silky sauce.
  4. Tip into a baking dish, then top with the mozzarella and crushed tortillas. Place under a hot grill and grill for 5 mins until golden and bubbling.

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