Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 2 Tbsps butter; 128 grams chopped green chiles; 296 milliliters cornflakes cereal, crushed; 85 grams fat-free cream cheese, softened; 340 grams fat-free evaporated milk; 710 milliliters fat-free milk; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 454 grams uncooked cellentani (corkscrew) pasta; 355 milliliters 1.5% reduced-fat pepper Jack cheese; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams package chopped smoked ham

Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese requires about 1 hour from start to finish. One serving contains 513 calories, 25g of protein, and 20g of fat. For $1.41 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the evaporated milk you could follow this main course with the Avocado Milkshake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Prepare cellentani pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Meanwhile, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and evaporated milk until smooth; cook, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.

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Evaporated Milk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Dutch Oven

Whisk in cheeses, salt, and, if desired, 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper until smooth.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Salt

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Whisk

Remove from heat, and stir in ham and pasta.

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Pasta

Ham

Pour pasta mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Stir together crushed cereal, green chiles, 1 Tbsp. melted butter, and, if desired, remaining 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper; sprinkle over pasta mixture.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Cooking Spray