mac & cheese casserole gone wild!

Name: Mac & cheese casserole gone wild!
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: - 6 ounces of rotini “ use whatever pasta you like “ i’m guessing at this amount because it was in the opened box.; - 8 ounces bacon cut into bite size pieces; - 1 medium green pepper “chopped “; - ½ red onion minced; - 1 tablespoon flour; - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; - 1 & 2/3 to 2 cups milk; - 1 & ½ cups {about} nacho sauce “ mine was left over from my nacho recipe here on jap” enchilada da da; - 1 – 7 ounce can herdez salsa “ this product is more of a sauce than a salsa but it is extremely favorable; - 1 – 12 ounce can vernor’s ginger ale; - 1 cup of sweet potatoes “ i had my sweet potato tots filling “ so i used that, recipe here on jap “ sweet potato tots. you can also bake a small/medium sweet potato and add that you’ll just have to adjust the seasonings.; - 8 ounces extra sharp cheese grated.; - tostitos chips crushed “ about 3 cups “

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Irisa Raina 9

New Iberia, LA

Updated on Oct 24, 2013

I wasn’t going to post this recipe, but my husband said it was really good and reminded me he went back for seconds ~ This is a sweet w/ a wee bit of kick casserole which goes really well with a garden salad. If you can’t find the salsa that I am using here “ Mexican isle in the supermarket “ just add any jarred taco sauce of your liking. I like to use ribbed pasta instead of a traditional elbow macaroni, because the ribs in the pasta helps hold the sauce. And the reason I put some of the “un~cheesed “ pasta on the bottom is you’ll get all the crisp and crusty goodness from it browning.

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Ingredients

- 6 ounces of rotini “ use whatever pasta you like “ i’m guessing at this amount because it was in the opened box.
- 8 ounces bacon cut into bite size pieces
- 1 medium green pepper “chopped “
- ½ red onion minced
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 & 2/3 to 2 cups milk
- 1 & ½ cups {about} nacho sauce “ mine was left over from my nacho recipe here on jap” enchilada da da
- 1 – 7 ounce can herdez salsa “ this product is more of a sauce than a salsa but it is extremely favorable
- 1 – 12 ounce can vernor’s ginger ale
- 1 cup of sweet potatoes “ i had my sweet potato tots filling “ so i used that, recipe here on jap “ sweet potato tots. you can also bake a small/medium sweet potato and add that you’ll just have to adjust the seasonings.
- 8 ounces extra sharp cheese grated.
- tostitos chips crushed “ about 3 cups “

How To Make mac & cheese casserole gone wild!

Step 1

DIRECTIONS:

Step 2

In a large pot bring the ginger ale, enchilada sauce and salsa ranchera to a boil, add the pasta and boil for 5 to 6 minutes, you’ll want this undercooked “ do not drain “. Let it cool slightly and then set aside in a bowl.
Step 3

Fry the bacon, and when it is almost crisp add the green pepper and red onion, keep frying till the peppers are soft and the onion is cooked.
Step 4

Add this to the pasta mixture and stir.
Step 5

Add the sweet potato mixture and mix.
Step 6

In a pot melt the butter and add the flour, making a roux. Stir it till the flour has cooked somewhat, then add the milk and cook on a medium high heat till it thickens.
Step 7

Then add the cheese and stir till it is all melted.
Step 8

Leave out about 2 to 3 cups of the pasta before you add the cheese.
Step 9

Add the rest of the cheese mixture to the pasta.
Step 10

Spray an 8X8 pan and put the “ un~cheesed pasta “ on the bottom.
Step 11

Then put the cheese and pasta on top of the plain pasta. Top with crushed tortillas.
Step 12

Put the pan on top of a baking sheet in case of bubbling.
Step 13

Bake at 375 covered for 1 hour, after that time remove the cover and continue to cook for ½ hour longer till it is all bubbly and browned.
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