Smoky Chipotle and Cheddar Mac

Name: Smoky Chipotle and Cheddar Mac
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken stock; 2 chipotle in adobo and their juices, chopped or 1 tablespoon ground chipotle chili; 340 grams chorizo, 1 package, casing removed and diced; 454 grams macaroni elbows or cavatapi corkscrew shaped pasta twists; 425 grams diced fire roasted tomatoes, drained; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, plus some for drizzling; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 6 servings Salt; 710 milliliters shredded smoked Cheddar; 710 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Smoky Chipotle and Cheddar Mac a try. One serving contains 913 calories, 44g of protein, and 48g of fat. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have salt, chipotle in adobo and their juices, cavatapi corkscrew shaped pasta twists, 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 approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

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Place a pot of water on to boil for macaroni. When it boils, salt water and cook pasta until a little under done, just shy of al dente.

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Water

Salt

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Pot

While pasta cooks, place a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and chorizo. Brown the chorizo then add the canned tomatoes to the pan and heat them through.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Canned Tomatoes

Chorizo

Pasta

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and reserve.

While chorizo begins to cook, heat a medium sauce pot over medium-low heat.

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Chorizo

Sauce

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Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, then add onions and chipotles and cook 3 to 5 minutes to sweat it out and turn the juices sweet. Raise heat up a bit, add the flour and whisk together until mixture bubbles up. Cook 1 minute more.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Chipotle Chiles

Onion

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk in milk and stock and raise heat up a little more to bring the sauce to a quick boil. Once it bubbles, drop heat back to a rolling simmer sauce to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.

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