Mexican Pasta Bake

You will need:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 8oz can tomato sauce (or mix 1 1/2 cup water and 1 can tomato paste)
• White onion
• 1 can diced green chilies 
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• Salt
• 1 can fire roasted or plain diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cup pace picante medium salsa
• Penne pasta

Prep:

1. Cook pasta and drain. 
2. Chop white onion and cook with ground beef, and drain. 
3. Add chili powder, cayenne, salt, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and chilies. 
4. Cook about 10 minutes. 
5. Toss pasta and sauce. I usually don't use all the pasta. Add half of the pasta, mix, and continue adding more pasta only to the point where there is still a lot of sauce. It will dry out in the oven if you don't have enough sauce to cook it in. 
6. Spoon into a baking dish and cover with tinfoil. 
7. Bake in the oven 20-25 minutes until heated throughout. If it gets too dry while baking, add more salsa.