{"id":293,"date":"2017-01-18T15:27:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T15:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2017-01-18T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T15:27:56","slug":"southwestern-spicy-macaroni-cheese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=293","title":{"rendered":"Southwestern Spicy Macaroni &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy this satisfying main dish with a southwestern flare. Plum tomatoes are perfectly complimented by the garlic, saut\u00e9ed onions and spicy peppers that lend a hint of fiery goodness to the rich cheese flavors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recipe makes 6 servings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups finely chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>2 large (4 small) cloves garlic, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons minced pickled jalape\u00f1o or 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 of a stick unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>2 cups light cream<\/li>\n<li>1 large can (28 ounces) plum tomatoes, drained and finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 pound elbow macaroni<\/li>\n<li>2 cups grated pepper jack cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups grated extra sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup bread crumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large saucepan, cook onion, garlic, jalape\u00f1os or chipotles in butter, stirring until onion is softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in flour and cook mixture while stirring for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add milk and the light cream, whisking continually. It will thicken somewhat as you are mixing.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat.<\/li>\n<li>Blend in the drained plum tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add sea salt and coarse ground black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Boil macaroni in salted water according to package directions, and drain well.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine pasta with the tomato mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in cheeses.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to a 13&#215;9 inch buttered baking dish or 3 quart gratin dish.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle parmesan cheese and bread crumbs on top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake macaroni and cheese for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy this satisfying main dish with a southwestern flare. Plum tomatoes are perfectly complimented by the garlic, saut\u00e9ed onions and spicy peppers that lend a hint of fiery goodness to the rich cheese flavors. Recipe makes 6 servings. Ingredients 1 1\/2 cups finely chopped onion 2 large (4 small) cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons minced &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=293\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Southwestern Spicy Macaroni &#038; Cheese&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions\/294"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}