Mexican Pasta Pie

Ingredients :

• ½ each · Onion, finely chopped
• 28 oz · Can tomatoes w/juice, -coarsely chopped
• 1 packages · (1.25 oz) Taco seasoning mix
• 16 oz · Can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 cup · Cooked ziti or penne pasta (1 3/4 cup dried pasta)
• 2 tbsp · Olive oil
• 1 cup · Part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2 each · (8-ounce) Chicken=boneless, -skinless breast halves, -cut in 1/2 inches pieces
• 1 cup · Shredded Cheddar or Mexi-blend cheese

• (Leave out the chicken to convert to a vegetarian meal.)
• Heat oven to 425°F. Grease a 7- x 11-inch baking dish.
• In a medium nonreactive bowl, mix onions, tomatoes, taco mix and black beans. Toss pasta with olive oil.
• Spread 1 cup tomato mixture on bottom of baking dish. Add cooked pasta. Dot with ricotta and then spread with a knife. Stir chicken pieces into remaining tomato mixture and spoon over ricotta. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
• From Sun-Sentinel Food Section, Thursday, July 20, 1995 "Meals in Minutes" Posted by: Sonya Wiren 7/20/95