Chris' Tex-Mex Mac and Cheese

Name: Chris' Tex-Mex Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps melted butter; 118 milliliters chopped cooked Mexican-style chorizo; 2 ears fresh corn, husks removed; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 227 grams uncooked rotini or fusilli pasta; 710 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 340 grams cups shredded pepper Jack cheese; 2 poblano peppers; 1 teaspoon salt; 177 milliliters crushed tortilla chips

Chris' Tex-Mex Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 740 calories, 30g of protein, and 44g of fat. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you have fusilli pasta, butter, ears corn, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat broiler with oven rack 5 1/2 inches from heat. Broil peppers and corn at the same time on an aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan. Broil peppers 10 minutes or until blistered, turning after 5 minutes. Broil corn 20 minutes or until charred, turning every 5 minutes.

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Peppers

Jelly

Corn

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Place peppers in a zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal and let stand 10 minutes to loosen skins. Peel peppers; remove and discard seeds. Chop peppers.

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Peppers

Seeds

Cut corn kernels from cobs. Reduce oven temperature to 40

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Corn Kernels

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Oven

Cook pasta in boiling salted water to cover 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.

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Pasta

Water

Drain.

Cook chorizo in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp; remove chorizo, and drain on paper towels. Discard drippings.

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Chorizo

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth, and cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes or until golden brown. Slowly whisk in milk, and cook, whisking often, 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat, and gradually add cheese, stirring until smooth. Stir in chopped peppers, corn kernels, chorizo, salt, and pepper. Gently stir together cheese mixture and pasta in a large bowl. Spoon into 6 (8-oz.) ramekins.

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Corn Kernels

Chorizo

Peppers

Cheese