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October 7, 2016 by bekki

Cast Iron Skillet Recipe: Southwest Mac N Cheese With a Zing!

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Around our house we just love coming up with fun and easy cast iron skillet recipes. This week we are featuring one of my favorite comfort foods of all time. It’s easy, cheesy, and oh so good!

We love making skillet recipes, just like my grandma used to. She always said it’s the pan with the flavors built right in. This great recipe is the ultimate in comfort food and wonderfully spicy! I hope you enjoy it just as much as we do. 🙂

Here are some other great dinner recipes you may enjoy…..

Cajun Sausage Pasta

Sweet and Spicy Orange Marmalade Pork Chop Recipe

Crock Pot Pickle Soup Recipe (Don’t laugh, it is so good! )

Crock Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Soup Recipe

Crock Pot Stuffed Pepper Stew

Hash Brown Casserole Recipe + 8 Different Ways to Make it!

As you can see, we are all about crock pot recipes also! When you have kids it is so easy to throw dinner in there and forget it!

Now onto our feature…..

 

Around our house we just love coming up with fun and easy cast iron skillet recipes. This week we are featuring one of my favorite comfort food of all time. It's easy, cheesy, and oh so good! We love making skillet recipes, just like my grandma used to. She always said it's the pan with the flavors built right in. This great recipe is the ultimate in comfort food and wonderfully spicy! I hope you enjoy it just as much as we do. :) Cast Iron Skillet Recipe: Mac N Cheese with a Zing! Shopping List: 1 ½ Cups milk (whole works best) 4 tsp. flour ¼ Cups unsalted butter 1 Cup goat`milk cheese 1 Cup gruyere cheese ½ to 1 whole medium red bell pepper, chopped ½ to 1 whole medium orange bell pepper, chopped ½ to 1 whole medium yellow bell pepper, chopped 8 slices bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled (grandma says 4 but I like a lot of bacon) 8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and drained 1 TBSP Southwest seasoning Directions: Preheat your oven to 350° Cook bacon as you usually would. Chop peppers and set aside. Cook elbow macaroni and set aside. I always run cool water over mine to stop the cooking process. Others swear this is a bad idea but it works well for me. I hate soggy noodles. In a medium size pot combine milk, butter, seasoning and flour. Cook and medium heat until mixture thickens. Make sure you stir frequently to avoid scorching. Add in the cheese and stir until melted and blended well. Crumble bacon and mix into the cheese mixture, along with the peppers. Spray your cast iron skillet with cooking spray and pour in your macaroni and cheese mixture.

Cast Iron Skillet Recipe: Mac N Cheese with a Zing! 

Shopping List:

  • 1 ½ Cups milk (whole works best)
  • 4 tsp. flour
  • ¼ Cups unsalted butter
  • 1 Cup goat`milk cheese
  • 1 Cup gruyere cheese
  • ½ to 1 whole medium red bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ to 1 whole medium orange bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ to 1 whole medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 8 slices bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled (grandma says 4 but I like a lot of bacon)
  • 8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
  • 1 TBSP Southwest seasoning

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°
  2. Cook bacon as you usually would.
  3. Chop peppers and set aside.
  4. Cook elbow macaroni and set aside. I always run cool water over mine to stop the cooking process. Others swear this is a bad idea but it works well for me. I hate soggy noodles.
  5. In a medium size pot combine milk, butter, seasoning and flour. Cook and medium heat until mixture thickens. Make sure you stir frequently to avoid scorching.
  6. Add in the cheese and stir until melted and blended well.
  7. Crumble bacon and mix into the cheese mixture, along with the peppers.
  8. Spray your cast iron skillet with cooking spray and pour in your macaroni and cheese mixture.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top is slightly browned.

 

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Cast Iron Skillet Recipe: Southwest Mac N Cheese With a Zing!

Cast Iron Skillet Recipe: Southwest Mac N Cheese With a Zing!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cups milk (whole works best)
  • 4 tsp. flour
  • ¼ Cups unsalted butter
  • 1 Cup goat`milk cheese
  • 1 Cup gruyere cheese
  • ½ to 1 whole medium red bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ to 1 whole medium orange bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ to 1 whole medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 8 slices bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled (grandma says 4 but I like a lot of bacon)
  • 8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
  • 1 TBSP Southwest seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°
  2. Cook bacon as you usually would.
  3. Chop peppers and set aside.
  4. Cook elbow macaroni and set aside. I always run cool water over mine to stop the cooking process. Others swear this is a bad idea but it works well for me. I hate soggy noodles.
  5. In a medium size pot combine milk, butter, seasoning and flour. Cook and medium heat until mixture thickens. Make sure you stir frequently to avoid scorching.
  6. Add in the cheese and stir until melted and blended well.
  7. Crumble bacon and mix into the cheese mixture, along with the peppers.
  8. Spray your cast iron skillet with cooking spray and pour in your macaroni and cheese mixture.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top is slightly browned.
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