Speed scratch easy pasta bake with Barilla Whole Grain Elbows, a kicked up USDA salsa, savory turkey crumbles & fresh cilantro for a Tex Mex Fiesta!
HACCP Process #3 Complex Food Service
Each serving of this recipe provides 2 oz. eq. whole grains, 2 oz. eq. meat/meat alternative, 1/2 cup red/orange vegetable and 1/4 cup starchy vegetable
12 pounds 8 ounces Barilla Whole Grain Elbows
13 pounds 14 ounces savory turkey crumbles
3 gallons 2 cups USDA salsa, material #100330
11 pounds 8 ounces USDA sweet corn, material #100313 (2.5 # 10 cans)
1/2 cup ground cumin seed
1/2 cup ground red pepper, cayenne
4 cups cleaned and chopped fresh cilantro
Prior to Day of Service
Pre-prep: clean and sanitize prep area.
Prep: Pull pasta from dry storage. Wash hands thoroughly.
Cook – Boiling Method:
- Boil water in steam kettle, tilt skillet, or in a large pot on stove top.
- Add pasta to boiling water, return to a boil as quickly as possible.
- Cook pasta for 4 minutes.
- Drain pasta as quickly as possible.
- Rinse pasta in colander in cold water to stop the cooking process, drain again as quickly and completely as possible.
* Note: if using a steamer, put pasta in hotel pans with water to cover, and increase cooking time to 6 minutes using maximum steam.
Hold: Place drained, cooled pasta in sealed containers, date stamp and place in walk-in, store for service below 40°F.
CCP: Cool hot cooked food from above 135ºF to 70ºF or lower within two hours, and then cool down to 41ºF or lower within an additional four hours, for a total cooling time of six hours using appropriate procedure.
CCP: Hold below 41°F
Pre-Prep:
- Pull turkey crumbles from freezer. Wash hands thoroughly.
- Place turkey crumble pouches on parchment paper lined sheet pans and date stamp.
- Place turkey on lowest shelf in the cooler to thaw overnight.
CCP: Hold below 41°F
Pre-Prep:
- Clean and sanitize prep area.
- Pull cilantro from cooler.
- Wash cilantro and dry.
- Wash hands thoroughly and cover with gloves.
- Pull cilantro leaves off and roughly chop.
- Place in food safe container, to yield 4 cups.
- Cover and refrigerate until service.
CCP: Prepare foods at room temperature in two hours or less.
SOP: Never handle ready to eat foods with bare hands.
Prep:
- Pull salsa, corn and spices from dry storage.
- Wipe off lids on salsa and corn, open and carefully discard lids.
- Drain corn.
- Whisk seasonings together.
- Pull 4 deep steam table pans.
- Pull whole grain pasta and turkey crumbles from cooler.
- Wash hands thoroughly.
- Spray pans lightly with pan release.
- Add 3 pounds 7.5 ounces (55.5 ounces) turkey crumbles.
- Mix in 1/2 cup of seasoning to each pan.
- Fold in 2 pounds 14 ounces (46 ounces) drained corn to each pan.
- Fold in 3 quarts plus 1 cup of salsa to each pan.
- Fold in 1 gallon plus 2 quarts plus 1 cup whole grain elbows to each pan.
- Press pasta down in meaty sauce.
- Cover tightly.
Cook: Bake in preheated convection oven at 350°F for 30 – 35 minutes.
Check and remove when an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.
CCP: Heat until an internal temperature is reached of 165°F for 15 seconds.
SOP: Batch cook as necessary to insure best end product and nutritional.
Hold: Place in warming cart and hold above 135°F
CCP: Hold above 135°F
Prep: Pull chopped cilantro from cooler.
Just before service sprinkle each pan with 1 cup cilantro.
Serve:1 – 12 ounce spoodle.
Each serving is 13.25 ounces or 376 grams
CCP: Hold above 135°F.