Hatch Chili Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

HATCH CHILI MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and spritz a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Puree the chile peppers in a food processor. (You may need to drizzle a bit of oil into the mixture to get the puree moving.).
• Cook the macaroni according to package directions to al dente tenderness and drain very well.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat.
• When melted, add the flour, salt, & pepper and whisk until bubbly and fully incorporated.
• Slowly add the milk, continuing to whisk until smooth.
• Bring the mixture to just under a simmer and begin slowly adding the cheese a handful at a time until all cheese is melted.
• Finally, add the chile puree to the mixture.
• Pour the cooked macaroni into the cheese sauce and stir to coat.
• Then transfer the entire mixture to a medium baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned on top.

SCOTT'S HATCH CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan or stockpot over medium heat. Add ground sirloin, water, and onion; cook and stir until onion softens, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until beef is halfway browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cubed sirloin and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent but not browned, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Add diced tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste, green chiles, chili powder, cilantro, cumin, ginger, curry powder, and cayenne pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and simmer until flavors blend, at least 2 hours.

CHICKEN HATCH CHILE VERDE SKILLET MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente and drain. Butter 12-inch cast iron skillet.
• Heat broth with tomatillos and Hatch chiles and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer to food processor and pulse. Add onion, garlic, cilantro and salt.
• Heat oil in saucepan. Add tomatillo mixture and cook over medium-low heat for six minutes. Stir in half and half and cheeses until heated through. Toss in pasta and chicken and place in cast iron skillet.
• Mix last four ingredients for topping and spread over pasta mixture. Place skillet under broiler for 15 minutes until golden brown.

HATCH CHILI

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers with cut sides down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened peppers into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins; chop peppers into smaller pieces.
• Place cubed pork in a resealable plastic bag; coat with flour, 2 tablespoons salt, and 2 tablespoons pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook pork in the hot oil until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker set to High.
• Add the Hatch chiles, remaining salt and pepper, chicken stock, diced tomatoes with peppers, onion, cumin, and garlic to the slow cooker. Mix and cover. Cook on High until pork is tender and flavors blend, about 4 hours.