Latin American Recipe « South-of-the-Border Mac and Cheese

Mac and cheese with a little bit of spice.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups rotini pasta
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 8 ounces American cheese, cut into cubes
• 4 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers, drained
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 5 green onions, sliced

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. Combine the rotini pasta, evaporated milk, American cheese, Cheddar cheese, canned green chiles, and chili powder in a slow cooker.
3. Cook on High, stirring twice, for 2 hours.
4. Stir tomatoes and green onions through the pasta mixture.
5. Continue cooking until the tomatoes are hot, 5 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories675.4
• carbohydrateContent55.9 g
• cholesterolContent110.5 mg
• fatContent35.5 g
• fiberContent3.7 g
• proteinContent34.2 g
• saturatedFatContent21.7 g
• sodiumContent1471.5 mg
• sugarContent14.3 g