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Jalapeño-Popper Mac-n-Cheese
Veggie
Spicy
Quick
Jalapeño-Popper Mac-n-Cheese

with Corn and Bocconcini

8 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Canadian

Love jalapeño poppers? We do to, and with this popular appy inspired dinner, you can indulge all you like! Ingredients: Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Thaw-friendly corn (corn, modified vinegar) • Bocconcini cheese (pasteurized milk, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture) (milk) • Spinach • Cream cheese (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Panko breadcrumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt) (wheat) • Jalapeno pepper • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (wheat) • Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, mustard flour, vinegar, salt, white wine, spices, xanthan gum, citric acid, tartaric acid) (mustard) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, silicon dioxide).

Allergens

Triticale
Soy
Mustard
Wheat
Milk
Sulphites
Crustaceans
Egg
May contain traces of allergens
Peanuts
Sesame
Tree nuts
Fish
Gluten

Utensils

Large Pot
Measuring Spoons
Strainer
Small Bowl
Measuring Cups
Large Oven-Proof Pan

Tags

Veggie
Spicy
Quick
New
Climate-conscious
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Ingredients
Rigatoni

Rigatoni

170 g

Jalapeño

Jalapeño

1 unit(s)

Cream

Cream

113 mL

Bocconcini Cheese

Bocconcini Cheese

100 g

Corn Kernels

Corn Kernels

113 g

Cream Sauce Spice Blend

Cream Sauce Spice Blend

1 tbsp

Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese

2 unit(s)

Dijon Mustard

Dijon Mustard

0.5 tbsp

Baby Spinach

Baby Spinach

56 g

Garlic Salt

Garlic Salt

1 tsp

Panko Breadcrumbs

Panko Breadcrumbs

0.33 cup

Unsalted Butter

Unsalted Butter

2 tbsp

Pepper

Pepper

0.125 tsp

Preparation
1
Cook pasta

  • Add rigatoni to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min. 
  • Reserve 2/3 cup (1 1/3 cups) pasta water, then drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat. 

2
Prep

  • Quarter bocconcini.
  • Roughly chop spinach.
  • Core, then finely chop jalapeño, removing half the seeds for less heat if desired. (TIP: We suggest using gloves when prepping jalapeños!)

3
Toast panko and cook veggies

  • Heat a large oven-proof pan over medium heat.
  • When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then swirl to melt.
  • Add panko. Toast, stirring constantly, until lightly golden, 1-2 min. 
  • Season with 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) garlic salt and pepper. 
  • Transfer to a small bowl. 
  • Add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then swirl to melt.
  • Add jalapeños and corn to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-4 min.
  • Season with 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) garlic salt and pepper.

4
Make sauce

  • Sprinkle Cream Sauce Blend over veggies. Cook, stirring often, until mixture coats veggies, 30 sec.
  • Add cream, cream cheese and reserved pasta water. Cook, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly, 3-4 min.
  • Add spinach. Cook, stirring often, until spinach wilts, 1-2 min.

5
Melt topping

  • Top with bocconcini quarters, then sprinkle over panko.
  • Broil in the centre of the oven, until cheese melts and topping is golden-brown, 3-4 min.

6
Finish and serve

  • Once the topping has melted and is golden-brown, let mac-n-cheese cool for 3-4 min.
  • Divide mac-n-cheese between plates.

Nutrition per serving

940

kcal

Calories

47

g

Fat

29

g

Saturated Fat

100

g

Carbohydrate

10

g

Sugar

7

g

Dietary Fiber

30

g

Protein

145

mg

Cholesterol

1180

mg

Sodium

1.5

g

Trans Fat

750

mg

Potassium

900

mg

Calcium

4.5

mg

Iron

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