Spicy mac and cheese with simple salsa
20 min
This creamy and comforting spicy mac and cheese with simple salsa is a lovely punchy version of just plain old mac and cheese. Perfect mid-week nosh.
3 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- For the salsa
- 200g cherry tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1 small bunch fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 tablespoon jalepeno peppers, chopped
- For the pasta
- 400g macaroni pasta
- 1 tablespoon light flavoured oil
- 4 tablespoons onion, chopped
- 150g frozen peppers, defrosted
- 500g Tesco cheese sauce
- 2 tablespoons jalepeno peppers, chopped
- 200g cooked ham, torn
- 50g grated mature Cheddar cheese
Method
Prep:5min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:20min
- To make the salsa, mix all of the ingredients with a tablespoon of the jalepeno brine.
- Cook the macaroni according to packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non stick frying pan over a high heat, add the onion and peppers and cook for 5 minutes until starting to soften and turn golden. Stir in the cheese sauce, jalepenos and the ham. Remove from the heat.
- Heat grill to hot. Drain pasta then stir into the sauce, transfer to an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and grill for 5 minutes until golden. Serve with salsa.
