Green Chili Mac &Cheese. Great idea to add the green chilies to Mac and cheese. I used the Sandi chili from a local farm In Albuquerque. And froze a full bushel when they were in season.
Mac and cheese goes southwestern in Rach's latest crowd pleaser made with roasted green chilies. "Chili is meat or vegetable and/or bean thick stew or, it can refer to powdered dried chile peppers," Rach says. "Chile with an e refers to peppers themselves, in this case, New Mexican green chile peppers or Hatch peppers." This Green Chile Mac-and-Cheese is worth trying something new.
No matter if you're making the mac-and-cheese from scratch or using Thanksgiving leftovers, this recipe is slap-ya-mama delicious.
Use fresh green chiles or the canned variety in this recipe.
You can have Green Chili Mac &Cheese using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Green Chili Mac &Cheese
- 🢂 1 of Tabs oil.
- 🢂 1/4 cup of diced red bell pepper.
- 🢂 1/2 cup of sweet kernel corn.
- 🢂 2 ounces of diced red onion.
- 🢂 6 of tsps finely chopped garlic.
- 🢂 2 cups of cooked macaroni.
- 🢂 6 of green chilies, roasted, seeded, peeled and pureed.
- 🢂 of (Above...I used 1 small can hot and 1 big can mild).
- 🢂 2/3 cups of grated hot pepper jack cheese.
- 🢂 8 tablespoons of heavy cream.
- 🢂 1/8 teaspoon of each salt and pepper to taste.
Verdict: I'm completely obsessed with this macaroni and cheese - I'm going to have a hard time not putting green chiles in macaroni and cheese from here on out. Husband's take: Ben, the traditionalist, prefers regular macaroni and cheese over green chile mac and cheese. But my mom and mother-in-law both raved about this recipe. This Baked Green Chile Mac and Cheese recipe by Doug Scheiding is wood-fired flavor amplified.
instructions Green Chili Mac &Cheese
- In a large sauce pan, heat the oil over med-high heat. Add the red bell pepper, corn, onion, and garlic; saute until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. (This is what I did differently...I used more red pepper and pureed it with the canned chilies.).
- Add cooked macaroni, green chilies puree, and cheese; stir until well blended. Fold in heavy cream, season with salt and pepper and serve immediately..
- Ready in 25 minutes.
- Serves 6 or more if used as a side, otherwise around 4 as main dish..
Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese is the perfect way to kick up your favorite comfort food dish. Made with green chili salsa verde and homemade macaroni and cheese, this Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese will be your new favorite way to treat yourself to mac and cheese. Learn how to make Green Chile Mac and Cheese. Totally easy, few ingredients and delish! I ended up adding more salt, but that's because they don't specify an exact amount, and I'm a salt-aholic.
