Mac N’ Cheese is one of my food weaknesses. I can eat Mac N’ Cheese of all kinds. I love pasta in general but love more of the creamy, cheesy pasta recipes with southern flavors and always the spicy ones. This Jalapeño Cheddar Mac N’ Cheese is so delicious. It’s cheesy, it’s creamy and it’s spicy!
HOW TO MAKE THE JALAPEÑO MAC N’ CHEESE
This recipe is super straight forward and not hard at all. Once the macaroni is cooked to al dente, which is under cooking the pasta just enough to be tender with a little firm bite, you are now ready to put everything together. Drain the pasta and set aside.
In a large heated skillet, melt the butter and add in the flour, whisking until it’s nice and smooth. Pour in the milk and continue whisking and then let the milk mixture simmer for a few minutes until it thickens up. Reduce the heat and then add the salt, shredded mozzarella and jalapeño cheddar cheese. You can add little pieces of chopped jalapeño at this point. When the cheese completely melts out, add the cooked pasta and stir to coat well.
If you would like to add some proteins to this dish, you can always cook them on the side and place in at the same time you put in the pasta. Just add 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 cup more milk to prevent it from coming out dry because the proteins suck up some of the sauce.
Add more sliced jalapeño on the top and top with some panko breadcrumbs and more shredded jalapeño cheddar cheese. I usually toast the breadcrumbs in a skillet, giving them a light spray of olive oil to obtain a nice golden color. They will get brown super fast so watch out for them. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes on 400 degrees F. If you don’t have an oven proof skillet, you can always place it in any other baking pan or baking dish like Pyrex to do that. Remove and let cool for a few minute then serve.
That’s about it for this delicious Jalapeño Cheddar Mac N’ Cheese dish. I hope you enjoy it. Please take a moment to share or save this recipe by pining it to your Pinterest board if you liked it and don’t forget to tag me with your delicious recreations! I am on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, and PINTEREST, so you can also follow me there. XoXo…
OTHER MAC N’ CHEESE RECIPE YOU MAY LIKE:
Easy Cajun Chicken Mac N’ Cheese
One Pot Whole Wheat Macaroni and Cheese
Jalapeño Cheddar Mac N Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked large elbow pasta
- 2 large jalapeños one diced, one sliced
- 2 1/2 cups shredded jalapeño cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsps. butter
- 2 tbsps. flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk I used whole fat
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs toasted
Instructions
- Cook the macaroni to al dente. Drain the pasta and set aside.
- In a large heated skillet, melt the butter and add in the flour, whisking until it's nice and smooth.
- Pour in the milk and continue whisking and then let the milk mixture simmer for a few minutes until the mixture thickens up.
- Reduce the heat and then add the salt, shredded mozzarella and jalapeño cheddar cheese. You can add little pieces of chopped jalapeño at this point.
- When the cheese completely melts out, add the cooked pasta and stir to coat well.
- Add more sliced jalapeño and jalapeno cheddar cheese on the top. Spread the toasted panko breadcrumbs evenly to cover the cheese. I usually toast the breadcrumbs in a skillet, giving them a light spray of olive oil to obtain a nice golden color.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes on 400 degrees F. Remove and let cool for a few minute then serve.
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