Best 8 Sunnys Easy Chipotle Chicken Baked Mac And Cheese Recipes

CHIPOTLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart casserole dish or 13x9-inch pan.
• Blend 2 cups half and half, chipotle pepper, bouillon cubes, and garlic in a blender or food processor until well-blended. Pour into a large saucepan; add onion powder, black pepper, remaining 2 cups of half and half, and corn starch. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil and stir until very thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in cheeses until melted. Add cooked pasta and stir until blended. Pour mixture into the prepared dish and sprinkle with desired topping.
• Bake until browned and bubbly around edges, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED CHIPOTLE CHICKEN MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring about 1 1/2 gallons of water to a full boil in a large saucepan. Add a generous amount of salt, and add the macaroni, stir.
• Cook for 9 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, to ensure they don't stick together. Drain very well, toss the macaroni with the chicken, and set aside.
• Melt butter in another large saucepan, add the flour, and cook until very light brown, over medium heat.
• Slowly whisk in the milk and chicken broth, continue whisking for one minute. Reduce the heat, and simmer while whisking, until it thickens. It should be the consistency of smooth gravy. Turn off the heat, and whisk in the cheeses until smooth.
• Mix the cheese sauce with the macaroni/chicken mixture in the same pot that you boiled it in, or a very large mixing bowl.
• Spray two 13x9 inches baking dishes with cooking spray, and add the breadcrumbs to the pan, shaking them around to coat the entire pan. Discard the excess. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! It will ensure that your macaroni and cheese doesn't get stuck to the pan.
• Pour the mac & cheese into the baking pan, and smooth it out a little bit.
• Cover with aluminum foil, and bake @ 350 for 30-35 minutes, until bubbling.
• Remove from the oven, and cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.

CHIPOTLE MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions to al dente. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onions, green peppers and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain., Stir in the tomatoes, soup, milk, chipotle pepper and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes., Drain pasta; stir into meat mixture. Divide between 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes; sprinkle with cheese., Cover and bake casseroles at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and cheese is melted, 8-10 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro., Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles for up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 60 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and cheese is melted, 8-10 minutes longer.

MACARONI AND CHEESY CHICKEN BAKED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package, using minimum cook time.
• In 5-quart Dutch oven, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Beat in flour, onion salt, garlic salt and pepper with whisk until thickened. Cook 1 minute longer. Beat in milk. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring frequently; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 3 cups of the cheese until melted. Stir in macaroni, chicken and frozen broccoli. Pour into baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese on top.
• In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and melted butter; stir until combined. Sprinkle over macaroni mixture.
• Bake 33 to 36 minutes or until mixture is bubbly (at least 165°F in center) and bread crumbs are browned.

CHIPOTLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Cook macaroni as directed, drain.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 T. butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in flour and mix until combined. Let cook 2-3 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in a little milk, whisking until smooth then adding more and repeating until all the milk is added and the sauce is smooth.
• Use spoon to stir in 2 cups of cheese, stirring until smooth.
• Stir in minced chipotle and adobo.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Combine sauce and drained, cooked macaroni. Place in 2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Melt remaining 1 T. butter and mix with breadcrumbs.Sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until browned.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• You can skip the oven portion, if you do omit the extra cheese and breadcrumbs.

KRAFT HOME-STYLE CHIPOTLE CHICKEN MAC

Steps:

• Cook Macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Do not return macaroni to pan.
• Melt butter in same saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 1 to 2 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently. Add Cheese Sauce, chicken and peppers; mix lightly. Cook and stir 2 min. or until heated through.
• Top with onions and bread crumbs. Serve with lime wedges.

CHIPOTLE CHILE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown beef with onion and bell pepper in large skillet over medium-high heat 5 min. Drain.
• Add meat mixture to prepared Dinner and stir in chipotle pepper. Spoon into greased 2-qt. casserole or baking dish. Top with green onions, cheese and cracker crumbs.
• Bake 15 min. or until mixture is hot.

SMOKY CHIPOTLE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Stir soup, evaporated milk, Colby cheese, and chipotle chile into the cooked pasta until well combined. Spoon mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Stir together panko bread crumbs and olive oil in a small bowl. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over the top of casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is browned and the casserole is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.