Tex-Mex Style Macaroni & Cheese
This easy prep recipe is perfect for those days when you just don’t feel like spending more than 10 minutes preparing dinner but still want a yummy & nutritious meal for your family.
Yields: 4 servings | Serving size: 1 cup | Calories: 185 | Previous Points: 3 | Points Plus: 4 | Total Fat: 2 g | Saturated Fats: 1 g | Trans Fats: 0 g | Cholesterol: 4 mg | Sodium: 451 mg | Carbohydrates: 30 g | Dietary fiber: 6 g | Sugars: 12 g | Protein: 8 g
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (dry) whole wheat macaroni
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney or black beans, drained
- 1 (16 ounce) jar Picante sauce, no sugar added
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- kosher or sea salt to taste
- 1 cup 2% sharp cheddar cheese, grated (block cheese is best)
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cook macaroni according to package instructions, drain. Combine in a large mixing bowl, cooked macaroni and remaining ingredients. Add to medium casserole dish, spread evenly, cover loosely with foil and bake 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Add additional cheese if desired.
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Holly, Try again this morning…may have been an issue last night. It is working now!
Picante Sauce is like Salsa?
My little girl absolutely loves this recipe and the leftovers are easy to freeze in portions and perfect for healthy toddler lunches!
Yum, this is sooo good!!
I ran this with two different recipe creators and got 238 calories for a cup. I also ended up with 6 cups total. Any idea why?
I used everything you said, except I was a little confused with "picante sauce." Is that just salsa? Because that's what I used.
Chelsea, Picante is chunkier. We use nutritiondata.self.com for nutritional data. We'll enter the values again and make sure there was no error. Thanks!
Can you make this in the slow cooker?
Cassy, I wouldn’t recommend it. The noodles tend to disappear and turn into mush with this recipe… when prepared in the slow cooker.