One Pot Southwestern Alfredo Pasta

Ingredients
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 red pepper diced
3.4 oz can of diced green chiles
2 cups dry penne
1 cup frozen corn or the corn from two ears
2 cups cooked chicken
1 cup black beans rinsed and drained
14 oz jar alfredo
2 Tbsp taco seasoning

Optional toppings: sour cream, diced tomatoes, jalapeños 

Instructions

1. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp of olive oil, and then the diced red pepper and green chiles. Cook until the red peppers are soft, remove from pan and set aside.
2. Add 4 cups of water to the saucepan, bring to a boil, and add the penne. One minute before you need to remove the pasta (according to package directions), add the frozen corn. Drain the cooked pasta and warmed corn and return to the pan.
3. Stir in the cooked pepper and chiles, chicken, and black beans. Then stir in the alfredo sauce and taco seasoning.
4. Serve, topping with sour cream, diced tomatoes, and jalapeños if you like!

Notes: I love southwestern flavors so this was a winner for me. Not at all difficult to make, either.

Source: Simple Joy

Pizza Meatloaf Cups

Ingredients

1 egg, beaten
1⁄2 cup pizza sauce
1⁄4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
1 1⁄2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

other optional mix-ins: onions, peppers, pepperoni
additional pizza sauce (optional)

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the egg, pizza sauce, bread crumbs and Italian seasoning.
2. Fold beef into mixture and mix well.
3. Divide meat mixture into 12 greased muffin cups.
4. Press mixture into bottom and up the sides.
5. Fill center with cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 15-18 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.
7. Serve immediately with additional pizza sauce and cheese if desired.
8. Or cool, place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months.

To use frozen pizza cups:

1. Thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
2. Heat in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
3. Top with additional pizza sauce and cheese if desired.

Notes: There were several concerns about this recipe noted in the comments at the source link:

1. The cups come out really greasy. I found this to be true, but was able to take the meatloaves out of the reusable muffin cups and leave the excess grease in the cup. Someone suggested browning the meat beforehand to drain off some of the grease, but I'm not sure how you do that and get it to stay together like meatloaf should.
2. The meatloaves fall apart when taking them out of the cups. This was not a problem for me at all, but I used silicon muffin cups. Not sure how well paper would have worked out. The downside was having to wash all the muffin cups afterwards.
3. The hamburger base is a bit bland. I added dehydrated onions and cut-up pieces of pepperoni and thought it was fine. My kids liked it.

Source: Food.com