Jalapeño Mac and Cheese

Name: Jalapeño Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g macaroni; 50g butter; 3 tbsp plain flour; 600ml milk; 150g pepper jack cheese, grated; 100g cheddar, grated; 3 tbsp pickled jalapeños, sliced; 1 tsp mustard; pinch cayenne; salt and pepper to taste; panko breadcrumbs and extra jalapeños to top

A fiery American mac and cheese loaded with pickled jalapeños and melted pepper jack for a spicy kick.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gmacaroni

50gbutter

3 tbspplain flour

600mlmilk

150gpepper jack cheese, grated

100gcheddar, grated

3 tbsppickled jalapeños, sliced

1 tspmustard

pinchcayenne

salt and pepperto taste

panko breadcrumbs and extra jalapeñosto top

Instructions

Cook pasta al dente.

Make sauce: melt butter, add flour, whisk in milk. Add cheese, jalapeños, mustard and cayenne.

Combine with pasta. Season.

Pour into a baking dish. Top with panko and extra jalapeños.

Bake at 190°C for 25 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

320

Protein

12.4g

Fat

24.3g

Carbs

14.9g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

237mg

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