CHILI AND CHEDDAR BOW TIE CASSEROLE

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Make and share this Chili and Cheddar Bow Tie Casserole recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kimke

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 chipotle chile in adobo
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped red pepper
1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon or 1/2 cup ham (about 2 oz.)
1 cup thinly sliced green onion
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/4 cups skim milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
8 cups hot cooked bow tie pasta (or other short pasta)
cooking spray

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Remove ONE tsp adobo sauce and ONE chile from canned chiles.
  • Mince the chile.
  • Place remaining sauce and chiles in a zip-lock bag, freeze for another use.
  • Melt butter in a large casserole dish over medium high heat.
  • Add bell pepper and bacon; saute 4 minutes.
  • Add onions; saute 1 minute.
  • Stire in adobo sauce, minced chile, flour, chili powder, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
  • Gradually add milk and cook till thick and bubbly (about 4 minutes) stirring constantly with a whisk.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Gradually add 1 1/2 cups cheese and cilantro, stirring well until cheese melts.
  • Add pasta to pan; toss well.
  • Spoon pasta mixture into an 11x7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  • Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over pasta.
  • Bake at 400 degrees fro 15 minutes or until browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.1, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 89, Sodium 514.4, Carbohydrate 46.7, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 2.6, Protein 21.1

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