Mexican Macaroni and Cheese

Looking for a Mexican dinner using Old El Paso® green chiles? Then check out this cheesy pasta dish - that’s ready in 25 minutes.

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PREP TIME
25 Min
TOTAL TIME
25 Min
SERVINGS
4

2: cups uncooked radiatore (nugget) pasta (6 oz)

1/2: cup shredded reduced-fat Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (2 oz)

1/4: cup sliced ripe olives

1/2: cup fat-free (skim) milk

1: small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)

1: can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, drained

: Chopped fresh cilantro, if desired

1 Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Return to saucepan.
2 Stir remaining ingredients except cilantro into pasta. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted and sauce is hot. Sprinkle with cilantro.

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Expert Tips

Top this Mexican mac and cheese with a little salsa, sliced olives and a dollop of reduced-fat sour cream.

Radiatore is a really fun pasta that kids love, but any medium-size pasta shape, such as rotini, penne or wagon wheel, also works great.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 260

(Calories from Fat 45),

Total Fat 5g

(Saturated Fat 2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 10mg;
Sodium 850mg;
Total Carbohydrate 42g

(Dietary Fiber 3g,
Sugars 4g),

Protein 12g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 25 %;
Vitamin C 30 %;
Calcium 15 %;
Iron 15 %;

Exchanges:

2 1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
1/2 High-Fat Meat;
0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/20/2012 4:52:58 PM REPORT ABUSE howmyrichardtaste said:

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I had quite a few reservations about this dish (seeing as it only uses 1/2c of reduced fat cheese to serve 4 people) and I just have to say this is just random and has nothing to do with Mexico. El Paso is in Texas. OH WAIT THERE IS CILANTRO! The cheese was not enough. Skim milk is not a pasta sauce. Yummy, skim milk and olives... Make this for a Mexican person and see if they'll eat it. My dog wouldn't eat this. When I made this, it felt like a sub-par side dish and not a meal whatsoever. My suggestion would be to make Italian pasta sauces for pasta and save Mexico for its own food. I will never make this ever again, and if I do it will have a french veloute cheese sauce. (not mexican)