When it comes to comfort food, mac and cheese is hard to beat. But if you're looking for a dish that packs a little more heat, spicy mac and cheese is the perfect solution. This dish combines the classic flavors of mac and cheese with a variety of spices to create a dish that is both satisfying and flavorful. Whether you like your mac and cheese mild or hot, there's a recipe out there to suit your taste. So grab your favorite pasta and cheese, and get ready to spice things up with a delicious bowl of spicy mac and cheese.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
SUPER SPICY MAC AND CHEESE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the macaroni according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the crushed red pepper, jalapeno, garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until the veggies have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the milk and heat until starting to bubble around the edges. Add the processed cheese and stir until melted. Add the Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheeses, pepper, kosher salt, seasoned salt and hot sauce to taste. Stir until the cheese is melted. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add a splash of milk if the sauce seems too thick. Fold in the cooked macaroni and serve.
- Reheating instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the mac and cheese in a baking dish, cover with foil and heat until warmed through, about 25 minutes.
SPICY MAC AND CHEESE
This easy, creamy mac and cheese recipe has a hint of spice for a fun twist!
Provided by Jessie
Categories Pasta
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Cook pasta in very salty water until it's a few minutes less than al dente. (The pasta will continue to cook in the oven, so undercooking it during the boiling phase helps it hold up once baked!) Drain and set aside.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour to form a roux and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Whisk the milk into the roux a little at a time, making sure to work out all the clumps so you have a smooth sauce. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until milk has thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk mustard powder, cayenne, paprika, salt, and black pepper into sauce.
- Turn off the heat. Add most of the cheddar cheese (reserve 1/2 cup for topping the mac later) and stir until melted.
- Stir cooked pasta into sauce.
- Pour pasta into an oven-safe baking dish (we used a cast iron skillet). Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350° F for 15-25 minutes, or until cheese has melted and edges are crispy.
- Top with fresh chopped parsley and another pinch of spices (optional) and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540 calories, Sugar 6.1 g, Sodium 409.1 mg, Fat 26.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Carbohydrate 51.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 23.6 g, Cholesterol 75.3 mg
HOMEMADE SPICY MAC AND CHEESE WITH TOMATOES
Macaroni in a tomato and cheese sauce with spicy peppers. Very easy to make using ingredients right off the shelf at your local grocer.
Provided by j Morgan
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with jalapeno, tomato bisque, and green chilies together in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and let simmer.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and place into the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Pour tomato sauce over pasta and stir in 1/2 Colby-Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 pepper Jack cheese. Top with remaining 1/2 Colby-Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 pepper Jack cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese begins to brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.9 calories, Carbohydrate 45.2 g, Cholesterol 93.2 mg, Fat 30.7 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 27.2 g, SaturatedFat 18.6 g, Sodium 1329.9 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
SPICY MAC 'N' CHEESE
To give a little life to regular macaroni and cheese, my best friend and I decided to stir in ground beef and a chopped jalapeno.-Debra Kind, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, cook the beef, onion, peppers and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in macaroni, milk and seasonings. Reduce heat. Stir in cheese until melted.
Nutrition Facts :
SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE
From foodnetwork.com. This is the easiest way to make homemade mac and cheese that I've ever come across...in fact I've been altering all other mac and cheese recipes to reflect the method of prep in this recipe. I make this when I've got 15 minutes to throw together a meal (not including cooking time.) It doesn't hurt that this is a REALLY tasty macaroni recipe. Can be served as a side dish, but we're veggies so we usually eat it as the main dish. Hope you enjoy.
Provided by I Cook Therefore I
Categories Cheese
Time 1h
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, toss together pasta with the cheese cubes and pour into a greased 2qt oven safe baking dish.
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, nutmeg and sour cream, egg, heavy cream and half-and-half.
- Pour the mixture over the pasta and cover with shredded Cheddar.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until top is just beginning to brown, about 35 minutes.
- Cut the bread into crouton-sized squares. In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter, add cubes and toast until golden. Sprinkle the bread cubes on top of the macaroni and cheese and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
- *Note: to make this even easier I just sprinkle dried breadcrumbs on top of the casserole and then spray it with pam and bake it for ten more minutes -- that trick right there will save you another 5-10 minutes ;).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1269.2, Fat 92.1, SaturatedFat 56.9, Cholesterol 339.2, Sodium 1563.3, Carbohydrate 55.5, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 3.1, Protein 55.4
SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Categories side-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, toss together the pasta with the cheese cubes and pour into the baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, nutmeg. Add the sour cream, egg, heavy cream, half-and-half and onions. Pour over the pasta and cover with the shredded Cheddar. Bake uncovered until the top is just beginning to brown, about 35 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the bread into crouton-size squares. In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter, add the bread cubes and toast until golden. Sprinkle the bread cubes on top of the macaroni and cheese and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
SPICY MAC 'N' CHEESE WITH ALVIN RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: water, Kraft® Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese, Kraft® Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese, serrano pepper, Oscar Mayer® Bacon, unsalted butter, panko breadcrumbs, kosher salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, Cholula® Hot Sauce, serrano pepper
Provided by KraftHeinz
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the spicy mac 'n' cheese: Bring 8 (1.9 liters) cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the macaroni and cook for 11-12 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- Drain the macaroni (do not rinse), then return to the pan. Squeeze the cheese sauce over the hot macaroni and add the Kraft® Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese, serrano pepper, and Oscar Mayer® Bacon. Stir until the cheese is melted and well incorporated. Transfer to a serving dish.
- Make the seasoned bread crumbs: Melt butter in a small nonstick pan over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs, salt, garlic powder, and paprika to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, until the bread crumbs are browned and toasted, 3-4 minutes.
- Sprinkle the bread crumbs on top of the mac 'n' cheese, then drizzle with the Cholula® Hot Sauce and garnish with the sliced serrano.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 calories, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 24 grams, Sugar 5 grams
SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE
Categories Pasta Bake Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Back to School Cheddar Monterey Jack Gourmet Small Plates
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large heavy saucepan cook the onion, the garlic, the jalapeños, the coriander, and the cumin in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, stir in the flour, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking, bring the liquid to a boil, whisking, and whisk in the tomatoes. Simmer the mixture for 2 minutes and add the cayenne and salt and pepper to taste.
- In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the macaroni for 6 to 7 minutes, or until it is barely al dente, drain it well, and in a large bowl combine it with the tomato mixture. Stir in the Monterey Jack and the Cheddar and transfer the mixture to a buttered 13- to 14- by 9-inch shallow baking dish or 3-quart gratin dish. In a bowl stir together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan, sprinkle the mixture evenly over the macaroni mixture, and bake the macaroni and cheese in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is golden and bubbling.
SPICY BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE
This is my favorite home made macaroni and cheese. It has a good custard-like texture and is delicious.
Provided by veggieFriendly
Categories Cheese
Time 55m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Grease a shallow baking dish and Preheat oven to 350-375 F.
- Cook pasta until about 2 min shy of done according to package, drain.
- Back in the pan, mix pasta with butter, then egg, cheese, cayenne, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour pasta mixture into the baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Fill with enough milk to almost cover the pasta.
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove and stir to distribute any cheese clumps into the milk.
- Bake another 15 minute Remove and top with bread bread crumbs.
- Bake for 10 more minutes until bread crumbs are crispy and casserole is bubbly.
- Remove and let cool for 5 minutes or so, then serve. Baking times may vary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.9, Fat 34.9, SaturatedFat 21.2, Cholesterol 153.5, Sodium 622.6, Carbohydrate 51.6, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 2, Protein 33
Tips:
- Use quality cheese: The type of cheese you use will have a big impact on the flavor of your mac and cheese. Use a good quality melting cheese, such as cheddar, Gruyère, or Fontina.
- Cook the macaroni al dente: You don't want the macaroni to be mushy, so cook it al dente, or slightly firm to the bite.
- Make a flavorful roux: The roux is the thickening agent for the mac and cheese. Use a combination of butter and flour, and cook it over medium heat until it is golden brown.
- Add milk or cream gradually: When you are adding the milk or cream to the roux, do it gradually and whisk constantly. This will help to prevent the sauce from curdling.
- Season to taste: Once you have added all of the ingredients to the mac and cheese, taste it and adjust the seasoning as needed. You may want to add more salt, pepper, or cayenne pepper.
- Top with breadcrumbs or cheese: Before baking the mac and cheese, top it with breadcrumbs or grated cheese. This will give the dish a crispy topping.
- Let the mac and cheese rest before serving: Once the mac and cheese is baked, let it rest for a few minutes before serving. This will help the flavors to meld.
Conclusion:
Spicy mac and cheese is a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make the best spicy mac and cheese that will be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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