Southwest Style ~ Macaroni and Cheese!!!
This is another perfect side dish. With Love, Catherine xo This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Ingredients
- 2 cupcheddar cheese, cubed
- 1 cupmilk
- 1 tbspbutter
- 1Jalapeño – with seeds
- 1handful of fresh cilantro
- 3 clovegarlic
- 1 tbspcapers
- 1 tspmolasses
- 5sun dried tomatoes
- Dashes of cumin
- Dashes of paprika
- Dashes of curry
- Dashes of chili powder
- 0.5 cupcrushed croutons
- 1 lbyour favorite macaroni
Instructions
- 1
In a sauce pot gently heat the milk, cheddar cheese and butter.
- 2
In a food processor combine the jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, capers and sun-dried tomatoes. Process this mixture, leaving it slightly course.
- 3
Add the mixture from the food processor to the milk, cheddar cheese and butter and continue to gently simmer. Add the seasonings to taste and the molasses.
- 4
Preheat Oven 325 degrees:
- 5
Prepare a baking dish with butter.
- 6
Prepare the macaroni as directed, drain and place in the prepared baking dish.
- 7
Pour the mixture from the sauce pot over the macaroni and gently toss.
- 8
Top with the crushed croutons.
- 9
Bake for 20-25 minutes.