Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 411 grams diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained; 198 grams chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; 473 milliliters cups hot cooked elbow macaroni (about uncooked); 3 Tbsps dry breadcrumbs; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 garlic clove, minced; 118 milliliters finely chopped green bell pepper; 237 milliliters 1% low-fat cottage cheese; 237 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 28 grams 1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 227 grams cups shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 387 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have sharp cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Remove 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can; set aside.

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Adobo Sauce

Remove 2 chipotle chiles from can; finely chop to measure 1 tablespoon. Reserve remaining chiles and adobo sauce for another use.

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Chipotle Chiles

Adobo Sauce

Chili Pepper

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

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Butter

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Dutch Oven

Add chopped chiles, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook 4 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring frequently.

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Bell Pepper

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Sprinkle with flour; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium; add tomatoes. Cook 3 minutes or until thickened.

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Tomato

All Purpose Flour

Add reserved 1 teaspoon adobo sauce, pasta, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, milk, Parmesan, and egg; stir to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with breadcrumbs.

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Cheddar Cheese