Southwestern Spaghetti Casserole Recipes

SOUTHWEST SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard seeds.
• Place squash, cut side down, in greased baking pan.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until just tender.
• Using fork, remove spaghetti-like strands from hot squash and place strands in large bowl.
• Add tomatoes with juice, beans, 1/2 cup cheese, cilantro, cumin, garlic salt and pepper; toss well.
• Spray 1 1/2 quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon mixture into casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve immediately.

SOUTHWEST SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
• Cook the sausage with the onion, green bell pepper, and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking the sausage into small pieces with the back of a wooden spoon as it cooks, until no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with the oregano, chili powder, and cumin; allow to simmer another 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce into the mixture; simmer another 10 minutes.
• While the mixture simmers, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil; cook the spaghetti at a boil until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and return pasta to the pot.
• Whisk the eggs with the milk; add to the pot with the drained pasta and toss to coat. Transfer the pasta into the prepared baking dish; top with the sausage mixture. Scatter the Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses over the top of the pasta and sauce. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheeses have melted and the casserole is bubbly, about 15 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in next 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain macaroni; stir into beef mixture., Preheat oven to 375°. Transfer macaroni mixture to 2 greased 2-qt. baking dishes. Top with cheese and jalapenos. Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and heated through, about 10 minutes longer. Serve 1 casserole. Cool the second; cover and freeze up to 3 months., To use frozen casserole: Thaw in refrigerator 8 hours. Preheat oven to 375°. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°, 20-25 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti per package direcions.
• Combine milk and egg, mix well.
• Combine drained spaghetti, milk and egg; mix well.
• Pour spaghetti mixture into a buttered 9X13 inch casserole dish.
• Brown ground beef with onion, bell pepper and garlic in a large skillet; drain.
• Return drained meat back into the skillet and add seasonings; Cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Spread meat mixture over spaghetti.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and is bubbly.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. , Stir in the taco seasoning, spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and olives. Drain spaghetti; stir into the beef mixture., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. or 3-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until heated through, 25-30 minutes. Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa and picante sauce. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa and picante sauce.

SOUTHWEST SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place spaghetti squash, cut-side down, on the baking sheet.
• Bake squash in the preheated oven until skin can easily be pierced with a fork and insides are tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven (leave oven on) and allow to rest until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Scrape out flesh with a fork and transfer to a large bowl; discard skins.
• Spray a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Add undrained tomatoes, black beans, 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, cilantro, cumin, garlic salt, and pepper to the spaghetti squash; stir well to combine. Spoon into the prepared dish and sprinkle with remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately.

SOUTHWEST SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• In a large oven safe skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot add in the green onion and jalapeño. Sauté for 2 minutes then add in the black beans, corn, shredded chicken, chili powder, cumin and garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper and stir together until combined.
• Add in the spaghetti squash strands and enchilada sauce. Stir together until combined and top with the shredded cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until warmed through and the cheese is melted. Top with chopped tomatoes, cilantro and green onions if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees
• Heat olive oil in a medium sized skillet, add chopped onion and minced garlic. Stir until fragrant
• Add diced red bell pepper, jalapeno, frozen corn, and frozen peas
• Stir in Chili Powder and Cumin, cook until peppers have softened
• Season with salt and pepper
• In Medium/Large casserole dish add cooked skillet ingredients, tuna, cooked pasta, cream of mushroom, and water
• Mix with large wooden spoon until equally distributed
• Sprinkle cheese, followed by breadcrumbs over the top
• Pop in the oven for 25 minutes
• When done cooking top with whatever toppings you would like!
• Enjoy

PHILLY CHEESESTEAK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease the bottom of an 8 x 8-inch casserole dish with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.