Cowboy Pasta
A homemade Mac & Cheese loaded up with beef, bacon, jalapenos, tomatoes and corn!
Ingredients
- 1½ lb Ground Beef
- ½ Red Onion diced
- 3 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 can Sweet Corn drained
- 1½ lb Short Pasta shells, rotini, elbows
- ½ lb Bacon cut into ½ inch pieces
For the Cheese Sauce
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 4 tbsp Flour
- 2 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 4oz can Diced Jalapenos
- 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded.
Instructions
- Prepare all of the ingredients. Start water boiling for pasta.
- In a frying pan over medium-high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy then remove to paper towel covered plate.
- In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add oil, onions and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes then add ground beef, cumin and chili powder. Crumble and cook until no longer pink. Add tomatoes and corn, then reduce heat to low.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on package. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water to arrest cooking. Return to pot, away from heat.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add butter and garlic powder. Once melted, whisk in flour. Cook for 2 minutes then whisk in chicken broth. Cook for 2 minutes then whisk in heavy cream. Cook for 2 minutes then add jalapenos and cheese. Continue to stir until fully melted and combined.
- Add bacon, meat mixture and cheese sauce to pasta in pot and stir to combine.
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