Best Chicken Hatch Chile Verde Skillet Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

CHICKEN HATCH CHILE VERDE SKILLET MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente and drain. Butter 12-inch cast iron skillet.
• Heat broth with tomatillos and Hatch chiles and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer to food processor and pulse. Add onion, garlic, cilantro and salt.
• Heat oil in saucepan. Add tomatillo mixture and cook over medium-low heat for six minutes. Stir in half and half and cheeses until heated through. Toss in pasta and chicken and place in cast iron skillet.
• Mix last four ingredients for topping and spread over pasta mixture. Place skillet under broiler for 15 minutes until golden brown.

HATCH CHILE MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until al dente, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and toss with the oil to keep macaroni from sticking.
• In a large saucepan melt butter over medium. Add shallot, onion, garlic, and jalapeno; cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until toasty. about 2 minutes.
• Slowly pour in warm milk, whisking constantly. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cheeses in two additions and stir until melted. The sauce will start to thicken to the consistency of queso.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in green chiles, oregano, a pinch of salt, and some freshly ground black pepper. Add macaroni and stir until well coated. Serve immediately. Serves 8.

HATCH CHILI MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and spritz a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Puree the chile peppers in a food processor. (You may need to drizzle a bit of oil into the mixture to get the puree moving.).
• Cook the macaroni according to package directions to al dente tenderness and drain very well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.
• When melted, add the flour, salt, & pepper and whisk until bubbly and fully incorporated.
• Slowly add the milk, continuing to whisk until smooth.
• Bring the mixture to just under a simmer and begin slowly adding the cheese a handful at a time until all cheese is melted.
• Finally, add the chile puree to the mixture.
• Pour the cooked macaroni into the cheese sauce and stir to coat.
• Then transfer the entire mixture to a medium baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned on top.

SKILLET MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add bread crumbs, 1/4 t salt, and 1/4 t pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to bowl and wipe out skillet.
• Bring water, 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk, and 1/2 t salt to simmer in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add macaroni and cook, stirring often, until macaroni is al dente, 8-10 minutes.
• Whisk remaining evaporated milk, cornstarch, and hot sauce in small bowl, then stir into skillet.
• Simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Off heat, stir in cheeses, one handful at a time, adding water as needed to adjust consistency.
• Sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs.
• Serve.