Chili and Cheddar Bowtie Casserole

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Chili and Cheddar Bowtie Casserole

If you don't have farfalle, substitute ziti, rigatoni, or even macaroni.

Yield
6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients
1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon (about 2 ounces)
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
8 cups hot cooked farfalle (bow tie pasta) or other short pasta
Cooking spray
Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Remove 1 teaspoon adobo sauce and 1 chile from canned chiles; mince the chile. Place remaining sauce and chiles in a zip-top plastic bag; freeze for another use.

Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and bacon; sauté 4 minutes. Add onions; sauté 1 minute. Stir in the adobo sauce, minced chile, flour, chili powder, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk; cook until thick and bubbly (about 4 minutes), stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups cheese and cilantro, stirring until cheese melts. Add pasta to pan; toss well.

Spoon the pasta mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over pasta mixture. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until browned.


Nutritional Information
Calories:369 (30% from fat)
Fat:12.4g (sat 7.4g,mono 1.6g,poly 1g)
Protein:23.2g
Carbohydrate:43g
Fiber:3.1g
Cholesterol:44mg
Iron:1.6mg
Sodium:758mg
Calcium:472mg

TamTastic

Chili and Cheddar Bowtie Casserole

If you don't have farfalle, substitute ziti, rigatoni, or even macaroni.

Yield
6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients
1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced Canadian bacon (about 2 ounces)
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
8 cups hot cooked farfalle (bow tie pasta) or other short pasta
Cooking spray
Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Remove 1 teaspoon adobo sauce and 1 chile from canned chiles; mince the chile. Place remaining sauce and chiles in a zip-top plastic bag; freeze for another use.

Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and bacon; sauté 4 minutes. Add onions; sauté 1 minute. Stir in the adobo sauce, minced chile, flour, chili powder, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk; cook until thick and bubbly (about 4 minutes), stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups cheese and cilantro, stirring until cheese melts. Add pasta to pan; toss well.

Spoon the pasta mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over pasta mixture. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until browned.


Nutritional Information
Calories:369 (30% from fat)
Fat:12.4g (sat 7.4g,mono 1.6g,poly 1g)
Protein:23.2g
Carbohydrate:43g
Fiber:3.1g
Cholesterol:44mg
Iron:1.6mg
Sodium:758mg
Calcium:472mg

dothompson

Yum!!! This really sounds good.

Do you have any idea what you'd start with to have 8 cups cooked pasta?

TamTastic

Yum!!! This really sounds good.

Do you have any idea what you'd start with to have 8 cups cooked pasta?

I am pretty sure pasta doubles when cooked so probably around 4 cups uncooked would do it.