Nacho Mac & Cheese is the ultimate mac and cheese for Mexican food lovers. It’s loaded with ground beef flavored with taco seasoning, 2 types of cheese (cheddar and pepper jack), jalapeno, onion, plus a can of diced tomatoes and green chilies.
Ingredients
- ▢1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ▢1 pound lean ground beef
- ▢1 small onion chopped
- ▢1 jalapeno pepper finely chopped
- ▢1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning , preferably low sodium
- ▢1/4 cup butter
- ▢1/4 cup flour
- ▢2 1/2 cups whole milk
- ▢1 (10-ounce) can Rotel tomatoes and green chilies
- ▢2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese divided
- ▢2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- ▢salt and pepper
- ▢1 (16-ounce) box macaroni cooked until al dente,
- ▢1 1/2 cups crushed Nacho cheese Doritos
- ▢2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro.
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Add ground beef, onion, and jalapeno. Cook, breaking ground beef apart with a wooden spoon, until beef is no longer pink.
- Sprinkle taco seasoning over ground beef. Stir to combine.
- Transfer ground beef mixture to a bowl and set aside.
- Add butter to same Dutch oven and place over medium heat. Once butter is melted, sprinkle flour over butter and whisk together for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in milk. Add can of Rotel. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Set aside 1/2 cup of Pepper Jack cheese and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Add remaining cheese to Dutch oven and remove pan from heat. Stir until cheese is melted.
- Add meat mixture and stir to combine.
- Add cooked macaroni and stir to combine.
- Pour into a greased 11X8-inch pan. (A 13×9-inch will work too.)
- Sprinkle the cheese that was set aside and the Doritos on top.
- Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal
