Southwest Slow Cooker Pasta and a #Giveaway

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This delicious and easy meal takes only minutes to put together with ingredients you probably have on hand.  When you get home, dinner will be on the table in the time it takes to boil pasta.

Today is Day 3 of #NationalSlowCookerWeek........

Ashley of Cheese Curd in Paradise invited us to join her in a celebration.  Ashley is not only hosting this fabulous party but she also invited sponsors to join in the fun.  We bloggers were given product to use in the creation of our recipes and our readers are being given the opportunity to win some fabulous prizes.  You will learn more about that at the bottom of this post.

Before we get started let's take a look at what the others are sharing today.......

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The recipe that I am sharing today features Banza pasta.   I first used Banza pasta several years ago when my niece, who is gluten intolerant, was visiting from California.  I found the pasta while at a Farmer's Market and picked up some to try.  I was sold.  Not only is it gluten free but, being made from chickpeas, is much higher in protein than pasta made with wheat.  I was excited to learn that they were a sponsor for this event, especially since we have eliminated gluten from the Angel Face's diet to see if it is a cause of her eczema.

The Angel Face loves Pasta and we make it for her quite often when she comes to visit.  This visit came shortly after I returned home from out of town and had not yet gotten to the grocers.  I opened my pantry to see what I could make her for dinner.  When I spied the cans of black beans, green chiles, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and corn I decided to go with Southwest flavors for Taco Tuesday.  Combining those flavors with pasta gives you the best of both worlds.

Knowing I was going to make pasta or a Taco Tuesday meal, I had already taken some ground beef out of the freezer.  I browned this up with some onion.

Combined it with the other ingredients in the crock of the slow cooker, turned it to low and headed out for the 2 hr. trek to pick her up from school.  When I got home, I put the water on for the pasta while Frank went and grabbed the Teen from bowling practice.

Dinner was on the table as they walked in the door.  This meal got a big thumb's up from the whole family.  Don't forget to scroll down past my recipe to enter in the drawing for some great prizes.

Southwest Slow Cooker Pasta

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

This delicious and easy meal takes only minutes to put together with ingredients you probably have on hand. When you get home, dinner will be on the table in the time it takes to boil pasta.

ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 oz) can sweet corn, drained
• 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles
• 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 t. cumin
• 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 oz. macaroni pasta, cooked per package directions (I used Banza)

instructions:

How to cook Southwest Slow Cooker Pasta

1. Place the ground beef and onion in a skillet over med high heat.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cook until beef is browned and crumbly and onions are softened.  Drain, if needed.
2. Place the beans, corn, chiles, tomatoes, and mushrooms into the crock of a slow cooker.  Add the ground beef  mixture and season with cumin, salt and pepper.  Mix to combine.  Turn on low heat for 3 hrs.
3. Cook the pasta per package directions.  Drain and add to the crock, stirring to combine.  Sprinkle with the cheese and cover allowing cheese to melt before serving.

Calories
395.40

Fat (grams)
15.96

Sat. Fat (grams)
6.05

Carbs (grams)
33.25

Fiber (grams)
7.64

Net carbs
25.61

Sugar (grams)
3.47

Protein (grams)
30.23

Sodium (milligrams)
535.09

Cholesterol (grams)
71.94

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