NACHO MACARONI & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Nacho Macaroni & Cheese Casserole image

When you're as popular as macaroni and cheese is, why try harder? Well, this one did-and the Nacho Macaroni & Cheese Casserole is its glorious achievement.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 35m

Yield 8 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
2 cups milk
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese
4 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
5 OSCAR MAYER Wieners, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/4 cup pickled jalapeño nacho slices, drained
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 5 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook and stir 10 min. or until thickened. Add shredded cheese; cook 5 min. or until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Add macaroni, tomatoes, wieners, nacho slices and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan; mix lightly. Stir in egg.
Spoon into 2-qt casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining Parmesan.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 660 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 18 g