Serve this Southwestern skillet pizza right from the pan. It's a quick and easy vegetarian dish. Skillet cooking is very much a part of Southwestern cuisine. This unusual supper cooks the pasta and sauce together in one pan, so the pasta absorbs the sauce flavors.
Helpful Hints:
_ Any type of cheese _ such as cheddar or fontina _ may be used in place of Monterey jack.
_ 4 garlic cloves, crushed can be used instead of minced garlic.
_ If you do not have a ripe avocado, leave it out and toss the beans with oil and vinegar dressing.
Countdown:
_ Prepare ingredients.
_ Make pasta.
_ While pasta cooks, make salad.
Shopping List:
To buy: 1 medium green bell pepper, \ pound sliced baby-bello mushrooms, 1 small can reduced-sodium crushed tomatoes, 2 medium jalapeno peppers, 1 small package frozen corn kernels, 1 package fresh or dried fettuccini, 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, 2 ounces Monterey jack cheese, 1 small ripe avocado, 1 small can reduced-sodium black beans, 1 small head Romaine lettuce, 1 bottle reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing, 1 jar ground cumin and 1 container minced garlic.
Staples: olive oil spray, onion, salt and black peppercorns.
