Rachael Ray's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Pasta Bake

Name: Rachael Ray's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Pasta Bake
Ingredients: 1 pound penne rigate (ridged penne); 1 1/2 pounds ground beef; 1 tablespoon ground cumin (1 palmful); 1 tablespoon roasted ground coriander (1 palmful); 2 tablespoons chili powder (2 palmfuls); Coarse black pepper; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; 3-5 garlic cloves, chopped (we really like garlic so I put in more, the recipe calls for 3); 1 jalepeño; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (2 palmfuls); 2 cups milk; 3/4 pound cheddar cheese (about 2 1/2 cups); 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (a generous handful), chopped; 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (a few handfuls) chopped; 1 14-ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes

Rachael Ray's Southwestern Chili Con Queso Pasta Bake was pinched from <a href="http://livinglight58.blogspot.com/2012/03/trying-something-new.html" target="_blank">livinglight58.blogspot.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound penne rigate (ridged penne)

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1 1/2 pounds ground beef

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1 tablespoon ground cumin (1 palmful)

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1 tablespoon roasted ground coriander (1 palmful)

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2 tablespoons chili powder (2 palmfuls)

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Coarse black pepper

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1 large yellow onion, chopped

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3-5 garlic cloves, chopped (we really like garlic so I put in more, the recipe calls for 3)

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1 jalepeño

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2 tablespoons butter

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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (2 palmfuls)

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2 cups milk

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3/4 pound cheddar cheese (about 2 1/2 cups)

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1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (a generous handful), chopped

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1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (a few handfuls) chopped

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1 14-ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes

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