Gooey, indulgent Mexican Mac & Cheese made with vegetables and beans.
It’s filling, it’s comforting, and it’s incredibly easy to make.
Use a frying pan that can go in the oven if you have one – it saves on unnecessary washing-up, and whatever little there is can be done while the dish is in the oven.
Mexican Mac and Cheese can be topped with crème fraîche when serving; it makes a lovely contrast to the mildly spicy dish – and you can of course add more jalapeños if you want more heat.
Mac & Cheese
Mac and Cheese is a pasta dish made with a roux-based milk sauce and generous amounts of cheese. The cheeses can vary according to taste, but cheddar is usually one of them.
That’s why Mac & Cheese also lends itself perfectly to a Mexican version – together with Mexican spices, vegetables and beans it becomes a wonderfully rich, gooey and comforting pasta dish.
Also try my recipe for a Classic Mac and Cheese – click here or Baked Mac and Cheese – click here.
Mexican Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 3 tbsp taco seasoning or Mexican spice mix – click here
- 10 slices pickled jalapeños, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp tomato purée
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 700 ml milk
- 400 g pasta
- 200 g cheddar, grated
- 100 g grated mozzarella
- 2 peppers, cut into small dice
- 1 tin kidney beans
- Oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
To serve
- Crème fraîche
- Fresh parsley or coriander
- Crushed tortilla chips, optional
Method
- Melt the butter with a little oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion and garlic until translucent.*It’s a good idea to use a pan that can go in the oven, as the dish goes into the oven for 15 minutes before serving.
- Add the taco seasoning, jalapeños and tomato purée and heat through for a couple of minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour over and stir it in well, then add the milk while stirring thoroughly.
- Let the sauce simmer for 5-10 minutes. Remember to stir the sauce regularly so it doesn’t catch on the bottom. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente.
- When the pasta is almost done, stir the cheese into the sauce. Keep back a good handful – about 100 g – for sprinkling on top.
- Add the peppers and beans to the sauce and stir well.
- Drain the pasta and fold it into the sauce. Adjust the consistency with a splash of the pasta water if it seems too thick.*If your pan is ovenproof, leave the dish in it – otherwise transfer it to an ovenproof dish.
- Scatter the remaining cheese over the top and bake in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 230°C for about 10-15 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
- Let the dish rest for 10 minutes before serving, then top with finely chopped parsley, fresh jalapeños or similar.Serve with ice-cold crème fraîche.
Nutrition
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Hej
Der står: “tacomix eller mexicansk krydderi – klik her”, men der er vist ikke noget link?
Mvh Freja
Hej Freja
Godt du skriver, den var smuttet.
Jeg har lagt link på:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Super lækker opskrift!
Samlet næringsindhold for retten:
Kalorier: 4,158 kcal
Protein: 146 g
Fedt: 142.2 g
Kulhydrater: 447 g
Hvis opskriften giver 6 portioner, vil næringsindholdet pr. portion være cirka:
Kalorier: 693 kcal
Protein: 24.3 g
Fedt: 23.7 g
Kulhydrater: 74.5 g
Disse tal er estimater og kan variere afhængigt af præcise mængder og specifikke ingredienser.
Hej Kalle
Tusind tak 🙂
Og næringsindhold er hermed givet videre 🙂
Dbh Dianna
Jeg ville ønske du skrev næringsinholdet på dine opskrifter – jeg og mange ved jeg går meget op i protein, fedt, kalorier og fiber i deres kost + kolhydrater. Det ville jeg sætte stor pris på – en ernæringsekspert, men dog.. har ikke tid til at ‘calculate’ the whole darn thing together.
Much appreciated it.
Athena
Hej Athena
Jeg ville også rigtig gerne have næringsindhold på mine opskrifter, – men som det ser ud lige nu, har jeg simpelthen ikke tid og mulighed for at få det udregnet og skrevet ind på alle mine opskrifter.
Jeg håber at det ere noget jeg kan tilbyde i nærmeste fremtid 🙂
Dbh Dianna
den var god til at lave mad
Det er godt at høre, tak 🙂