Pasta stuffed with minced meat, baked in the oven
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This popular Mexican dish, stuffed pasta, turns out very spicy, hot, and juicy. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Boil the shells in boiling slightly salted water until cooked, not al dente, but do not overcook.
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Step 2
Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
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Step 3
Now for the filling: fry the minced meat in a pan until browned and excess moisture has evaporated. Cook with chopped garlic and onion, season with salt and pepper, and add chopped green chili pepper.
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Step 4
Then add tomato sauce, salsa, black olives (the olives), sliced into rings, corn, and beans.
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Step 5
Mix everything and cook over medium heat until done.
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Step 6
Then, using a teaspoon, fill the shells.
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Step 7
The filling may slightly protrude, but that's not a problem; the main thing is that most of the filling remains inside the shells.
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Step 8
Grease the baking dish with vegetable oil and tightly arrange the stuffed pasta.
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Step 9
Sprinkle with grated cheese.
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Step 10
Cover the dish with foil and place in a preheated oven at 180°C for half an hour.
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Step 11
If you want the pasta to turn out browner, remove the foil and bake for another 5-7 minutes uncovered.
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Step 12
You can serve the cooked pasta with olives and black olives, drizzled with Tabasco sauce or the same tomato salsa.