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    Home > Pasta Recipes > Hatch Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese

    Hatch Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese

    Published: Sep 10, 2013 · Modified: Mar 26, 2023 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Hatch Chile Mac and Cheese, a Mexican Pasta Side Dish

    Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese brings a bit of a Fiesta to our favorite comfort food side dish. Easy and cheesy, let’s take a look.

    Hatch green chile mac and cheese in a red chili pepper bowl.

    If you’re chile pepper crazed like us, don’t miss my post on Hatch Green Chile Recipes.

    Deliciously gooey, pleasantly inexpensive, this warm blanket of comfort food gives us every reason to have a lifetime love affair with Macaroni and Cheese.

    From the low brow out-of-the-box version, to clever and fancy combinations in expensive restaurants, to homemade, I love it all. I suppose there are a handful of people somewhere, someplace who don’t like it, but I can’t imagine the reason why.

    How to Make Hatch Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese

    Using my go-to recipe for macaroni and cheese, I simply added a healthy portion of chopped roasted Hatch green chiles, chopped tomatoes and a dab of Chamayo Chili Powder.

    Hatch Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese with colby cheese.

    I also added some fine chopped cilantro to the crunchy Panko topping. I switched out the cheese to Tillamook Colby Jack. The end result of a bit of heat and Southwestern smoky flare from the Hatch Chiles. We savored every bite.

    Please tell me you’ll give Hatch Green Chili Macaroni and Cheese a try. And if Hatch Chiles are not available in your area, any roasted green chile would work for this recipe. I’d recommend Poblano.

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    Hatch green chile mac and cheese in a red chili pepper bowl.

    Hatch Green Chile Mac and Cheese

    Our Hatch Green Chile Mac and Cheese recipe is creamy Mac and Cheese with roasted green chiles, tomatoes and Southwestern spices. Pure comfort food!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 613kcal
    Author: Lea Ann Brown

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
    • 1 teaspoon melted butter
    • 1/2 cup cilantro fine chopped
    • 1/2 cup butter
    • 1/2 cup flour
    • 5 cups milk
    • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
    • 1/4 teaspoon Chamayo Chili Powder or cayenne
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 6 cups shredded Colby Jack Cheese
    • 1 pound of elbow macaroni cooked and drained, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream or half & half
    • 12 roasted Hatch chiles tops chopped, some charred skin removed with hand. Don’ rinse chiles under water.
    • 2-3 medium tomatoes cored and chopped
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    Instructions

    • Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Toss the panko bread crumbs with the 1 teaspoon of melted butter on a small baking pan. Toast the bread crumbs until lightly browned, about 7-10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, add chopped cilantro.
    • In a large saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat until melted, then stir in the flour. Stir until the mixture is blended and smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
    • Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the milk. Add the dry mustard, white and Chamayo pepper, and salt. Return to heat and stir until mixture begins to boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chopped Hatch chiles and tomatoes.
    • Stir in 5 cups of the cheese until melted. Pour the sauce over the cooked macaroni in a large bowl, stirring until all of the macaroni is coated. If the mixture seems dry or you’re not hearing that “perfect pasta sound” add a little of the pasta water for consistency. Pour the macaroni into a well-buttered 9- by 13-inch casserole. Drizzle heavy cream around the edges of the casserole. Sprinkle on it the remaining cheese, then the toasted bread crumbs.
    • Cover the casserole with aluminum foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes. Put under a preheated broiler for 5 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 613kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 883mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1441IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 590mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Green Chile Mac and Cheese … It’s What’s for Dinner

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Peter @Feed Your Soul Too says

      December 02, 2013 at 1:05 pm

      Love addition of the chilis to the mac ‘n cheese. now I only need someone in my family who would eat it with me!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        December 03, 2013 at 2:21 pm

        You can invite me and we’ll arm wrestle for the leftovers. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Peter.

        Reply
    2. Katrina Vega says

      September 18, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      Seriously, I love mac & cheese! It’s my go to lunch and I actually just made some today to last me the rest of the week. I’m definitely going to try this amazing recipe next week though! Pinning!

      Reply
    3. Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says

      September 15, 2013 at 7:05 pm

      This looks like a great comfort food! Thanks for linking up to MM this week!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 17, 2013 at 5:52 am

        Thanks Deb.

        Reply
    4. Nicole says

      September 15, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      I think I would go for just a touch milder chile, but overall this recipe looks amazing! And the chiles just POP in the photo 🙂 Visiting from Marvelous Mondays!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 17, 2013 at 5:53 am

        Thanks so much Nicole for stopping by. A milder chile would be great in this… as would no chile at all. You just can’t beat mac and cheese.

        Reply
    5. Lea Ann says

      September 14, 2013 at 9:30 am

      We couldn’t quit eating it Ansh. It was an indulgence.

      Reply
    6. Erin @ Table for 7 says

      September 14, 2013 at 8:43 am

      Looks delicious! I love the addition of the chiles! Thank you so much for sharing at Share Your Stuff Tuesdays 🙂

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:26 am

        Thanks for hosting Erin.

        Reply
    7. Karen says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:01 pm

      Looks good! I planted some Anaheim peppers in our garden this year and they are so much more flavorful than the ones you get in the store. Well, not that I was surprised, but, dang, they’re good!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:27 am

        I love all peppers Karen. I planted poblanos this year and haven’t picked them yet.

        Reply
    8. Larry says

      September 12, 2013 at 9:16 am

      Now why haven’t I thought of that – brilliant to use the roasted chiles in M&C. Love the presentation with the cheese running down the side.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:28 am

        If I had a dollar for every time I said that about a recipe…..

        Reply
    9. Simply Sweet Justice says

      September 11, 2013 at 8:16 pm

      5 stars
      This is a mac and cheese that I must make soon! Thanks for sharing such a great twist on mac and cheese!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:29 am

        Be forewarned …. you won’t be able to stop eating it. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Rocky Mountain Woman says

      September 11, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      5 stars
      man o man that looks like my perfect mac and cheese….

      love it!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:29 am

        We loved it RMW

        Reply
    11. Vickie says

      September 11, 2013 at 8:37 am

      This is a tempting dish! I am always on the lookout for cheesy chile deliciousness! And those photos are gorgeous . . . standing O for the stunt peppers!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:29 am

        I’m pretty proud of those stunt peppers Vickie! They’ve been good sports. 🙂

        Reply
    12. Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says

      September 11, 2013 at 4:34 am

      Talking about comforting, gooey and delicious…
      Sam

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:30 am

        Thanks Sam.

        Reply
    13. Chris says

      September 10, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      I love that chile dish! This sounds absolutely wonderful but I guess I’ll use poblanos and I don’t have any stunt peppers, lol.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        September 14, 2013 at 9:32 am

        You could pick some up at the Piggly-Wiggly

        Reply

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