SeasonSort Week of Sep 4 · updated Fri

Cowboy Mac and Cheese

Name: Cowboy Mac and Cheese
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ pound lean ground beef; 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni; ½ cup minced onion; 1 whole seeded diced jalapeño; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 ½ cups whole milk; ½ cup canned diced tomatoes with green chilies,; ½ cup drained black beans; ½ cup drained corn; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese for topping

Recipe by The Recipe Critic · ★ 3 (1) · indexed by SeasonSort

40 min

Total time

Servings

~$1.44

Per serving · Midwest

In-season items

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Ingredients

Cooking for

Adults 8

Kids 0

½ pound lean ground beef
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
½ cup minced onion in season · cheap now
1 whole seeded diced jalapeño in season · cheap now
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup canned diced tomatoes with green chilies, in season · cheap now
½ cup drained black beans
½ cup drained corn in season · cheap now
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese for topping

Nutrition · per serving

500

Calories

27 g

Protein

36 g

Carbs

28 g

Fat

Nutrition as published by The Recipe Critic. Cost is an estimate from this week’s regional produce & meat prices plus typical pantry costs. Indexed as factual data — the full method and photos live on The Recipe Critic.

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