Cheesy Mexican Penne

Cheesy Mexican Penne

  Ready in : 45 mins

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Cheesy Mexican Penne might be a recipe you should try. For 97 cents per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 598 calories, 20g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of salt and pepper, jalapeno, half and half, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Not a lot of people really liked this Mexican dish. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 44%. Similar recipes are Mexican Chicken Cheesy Penne, Mexican Chicken Penne, and Cheesy Penne.

Ingredients

penne

penne

450 g

flour

flour

4 tbsp

butter

butter

4 tbsp

half and half

half and half

2 cups

cheddar cheese

cheddar cheese

1.5 cup

onion

onion

0.25

bell pepper

bell pepper

0.5

jalapeno

jalapeno

1

roma tomato

roma tomato

1

dijon mustard

dijon mustard

1.5 tbsp

habanero salsa

habanero salsa

4 tbsp

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

6 servings

cilantro

cilantro

6 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Place a large pot of water to boil over high heat.

    water

    water

    pot
    pot
  2. 2
    Once boiling, salt the water liberally and add pasta.

    pasta

    pasta

    water

    water

    salt

    salt

  3. 3
    Cook until al dente and drain and rinse the pasta and set aside.

    pasta

    pasta

  4. 4
    While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

    butter

    butter

    pasta

    pasta

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
  5. 5
    Whisk in flour to form a paste.

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    whisk
    whisk
  6. 6
    Slowly add half and half, whisking after each addition until sauce is creamy and smooth.

    half and half

    half and half

    whisk
    whisk
  7. 7
    Season with salt and pepper and add cheese.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    cheese

    cheese

  8. 8
    Stir mixture until the cheese is completely melted.

    cheese

    cheese

  9. 9
    Reduce heat and add veggies, mustard and salsa.

    mustard

    mustard

    salsa

    salsa

  10. 10
    Allow to cook for five minutes until the vegetables are slightly softened.

    vegetable

    vegetable

  11. 11
    Taste and season accordingly with salt and pepper.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

  12. 12
    Pour sauce over waiting pasta and stir to combine.

    pasta

    pasta

  13. 13
    Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.

    fresh cilantro

    fresh cilantro