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Spicy Mac and Cheese

Name: Spicy Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 7 ounce elbow macaroni; 0.25 cup butter; 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 2 cup milk; 1 package cream cheese; 4 slice canned jalapeno peppers; 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; salt; 3 dash hot sauce, or; 2 cup Cheddar cheese; 1 cup dry bread crumbs; 2 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoon fresh parsley

6 servings

This spicy mac and cheese combines pasta with an easy cheese sauce flavored with jalapeños and hot sauce for a creamy, fiery baked pasta favorite.

Ingredients

elbow macaroni
7 oz
butter
¼ c
all-purpose flour
3 tbsp
milk
2 c
cream cheese
1 package
canned jalapeno peppers
4 slice
Dijon mustard
2 tsp
ground black pepper
½ tsp
salt
hot sauce
or
3 dash
Cheddar cheese
2 c
dry bread crumbs
1 c
butter
2 tbsp
fresh parsley
2 tbsp

Directions

1
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
3
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until smooth and bubbling, about 1 minute. Mix milk, cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and salt into flour-butter mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
4
Mix macaroni and Cheddar cheese into sauce; pour into a 2-quart casserole dish.
5
Mix bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and parsley together in a bowl; spread over macaroni and cheese.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
7
Serve and enjoy.

Spicy Mac and Cheese

50 min6 servings634 cal

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