Macaroni and Cheese with Ground Beef, Salsa and Green Chiles recipe

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Ingredients

1 recipe Creamy Macaroni and Cheese
1 pound lean ground beef
⅛ teaspoon Salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 cup salsa (your choice of hotness)
1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chilies
¼ cup minced fresh cilantro

Nutrition Info

75 calories
carbohydrate: 2.3 g
cholesterol: 22.9 mg
fat: 4.1 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 7.4 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 305.9 mg
sugar: 1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Follow basic recipe for Creamy Macaroni and Cheese, but use pepper Jack cheese, not cheddar.

  2. Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper, until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, salsa and chilies, simmer, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cilantro, then stir mixture into macaroni. Serve hot.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

For a little more heat, follow the recipe for Creamy Macaroni & Cheese replacing the cheddar with pepper jack cheese.

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