Spicy Baked Mac and Cheese
This spicy baked mac and cheese with bold and spicy flavors is a spicy twist on the classic mac and cheese will be your new comfort food!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Elbow pasta
- Water to cook pasta
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Broccoli florets
- ½ cup Peas frozen
- ⅔ cup Carrots sliced
For the sauce
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
- 3 tsp Flour
- 1¾ cups Half and half
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- ⅔ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Chili flakes
- ¾ cup Jack cheese shredded
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
- ¾ cup Habanero and jalapeno cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ tsp Dried parsley
For the topping (optional)
- ¼ cup Bread crumbs
- ¼ cup Pine nuts
- ⅛ tsp Garlic powder
- ½ tsp Parsley
- a pinch Salt
Instructions
- Topping: Mix all the ingredients for the topping and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a pot of water to boil and when it boils add salt and a teaspoon of olive oil. Add the pasta and carrots. Cook for five minutes. Add the broccoli and peas, cook for a minute and drain. Set aside.
- Heat a pan on medium flame. Add the butter and when it is melted add the garlic. Saute for 40-50 seconds. Add the flour and cook for 30-50 seconds, till the raw smell goes, but do not let it brwon.
- Add the half and half, cream, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Mix and simmer for 2 minutes. Add half cup of each cheese, mix.
- Add the cooked pasta and veggies, and mix. Add the parsley.
- Transfer to a ovensafe bowl. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Sprinkle the bread crumb pine nut mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes , the mixture will be golden on top and bubbly. Remove from the oven.
- Serve warm.