Chili And Cheddar Bow Tie Casserole

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 remove one tsp adobo sauce and one chile from canned chiles.
• 3 mince the chile.
• 4 place remaining sauce and chiles in a zip-lock bag, freeze for another use.
• 5 melt butter in a large casserole dish over medium high heat.
• 6 add bell pepper and bacon; saute 4 minutes.
• 7 add onions; saute 1 minute.
• 8 stire in adobo sauce, minced chile, flour, chili powder, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
• 9 gradually add milk and cook till thick and bubbly (about 4 minutes) stirring constantly with a whisk.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 gradually add 1 1/2 cups cheese and cilantro, stirring well until cheese melts.
• 12 add pasta to pan; toss well.
• 13 spoon pasta mixture into an 11x7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 14 sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over pasta.
• 15 bake at 400 degrees fro 15 minutes or until browned.