Chili and Cheddar Bow Tie Casserole

Name: Chili and Cheddar Bow Tie Casserole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 57 grams 1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon (about; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 198 grams chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; 2 liters hot cooked farfalle (bow tie pasta) or other short pasta; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; 237 milliliters thinly sliced green onions; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 532 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 237 milliliters chopped red bell pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams cups shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chili and Cheddar Bow Tie Casserole Head to the store and pick up bell pepper, ground cumin, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Remove 1 teaspoon adobo sauce and 1 chile from canned chiles; mince the chile.

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Adobo Sauce

Chili Pepper

Ground Meat

Place remaining sauce and chiles in a zip-top plastic bag; freeze for another use.

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Chili Pepper

Sauce

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Ziploc Bags

Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Dutch Oven

Add bell pepper and bacon; saut 4 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Bacon

Add onions; saut 1 minute. Stir in the adobo sauce, minced chile, flour, chili powder, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk; cook until thick and bubbly (about 4 minutes), stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Chili Powder

Adobo Sauce

Onion

Chili Pepper

Cumin

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Remove from heat. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups cheese and cilantro, stirring until cheese melts.

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Cilantro

Cheese

Add pasta to pan; toss well.

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Pasta

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Frying Pan

Spoon the pasta mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Pasta

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over pasta mixture.

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Cheese

Pasta

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until browned.

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Oven

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Servings:

1Tbsp

butter 57grams

1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon (about 1teaspoon

chili powder 198grams

chipotle chiles in adobo sauce 2liters

hot cooked farfalle (bow tie pasta) or other short pasta 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

chopped fresh cilantro 237milliliters

thinly sliced green onions 1teaspoons

ground cumin 532milliliters

2% reduced-fat milk 237milliliters

chopped red bell pepper 1teaspoons

salt 227grams

cups shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Chili works really well with Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. One wine you could try is Poema Cava Brut. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.