Mexican Rigatoni: Date Night Rigatoni
Change up Taco Tuesday this week and make something new and unique! This easy Rigatoni or date night rigatoni recipe is full of flavor and loaded down with simple ingredients and a ton of cheese!
Tips to Make Date Night Rigatoni
This simple rigatoni recipe is actually quite easy to make. All you need to do is follow the printable directions listed below and I don’t think that you’re going to have any issues.
The one thing to keep in mind during the recipe creation is that some of the added spices might be a bit on the spicy side. If you’re not a fan of heat, I’d eliminate or change up a few to better suit your tastebuds.
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Ingredients Needed to Make Mexican Rigatoni
- 4 cups dry rigatoni
- 8 oz chorizo
- ½ cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 poblano pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- Sour cream, lime slices, and pico de gallo for garnish, if desired
If you want you can switch out the seasoning for this homemade taco seasoning recipe.
How to Make Mexican Rigatoni
Step 1: Preheat the Oven
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a 13×9 baking dish with nonstick spray
Step 2: Cook the Pasta
Cook pasta per package directions, drain and set aside in a large bowl
Step 3: Cook Ingredients in Skillet.
In a skillet cook chorizo, onion, and poblano over medium heat for about 5 minutes, drain if needed, and pour over pasta
In same skillet melt butter then whisk in flour, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder – cook for 2 minutes
Step 4: Add Milk
Whisk in milk and cook till thick and bubbly
Step 5: Mix in Cheese
Stir in cheese until melted and pour over pasta
Step 6: Add Beans
Stir in beans and spoon mixture into baking dish
Step 7: Bake
Bake 20-25 minutes
Garnish as desired, serve and enjoy!
Mexican Rigatoni
Ingredients
- 4 cups dry rigatoni
- 8 oz chorizo
- ½ cup yellow onion chopped
- 1 poblano pepper chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese shredded
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- Sour cream lime slices, and pico de gallo for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a 13×9 baking dish with nonstick spray
- Cook pasta per package directions, drain, and set aside in large bowl
- In a skillet cook chorizo, onion, and poblano over medium heat for about 5 minutes, drain if needed and pour over pasta
- In same skillet melt butter then whisk in flour, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder – cook for 2 minutes
- Whisk in milk and cook till thick and bubbly
- Stir in cheese until melted and pour over pasta
- Stir in beans and spoon mixture into baking dish
- Bake 20-25 minutes
- Garnish as desired, serve and enjoy!
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