Chorizo Mac & Cheese

my oven mitt is telling me to drink...

 I got this recipe from DamnDelicious but I modified it slightly.  The recipe calls for macaroni (which I forgot to buy) so I used rigatoni, no loss here as all pasta types are delicious.  Also, the original recipe was a bit spicier, with the addition of jalapeños.  Not such a fan of those, but feel free to add them on your own accord.  I saw this recipe and remembered I had purchased a chorizo (stick? link?) from Eastern Market and froze it two weeks ago so this sounded like the perfect opportunity to make something with it.  This week has been hell and nothing like some comfort food on a Friday night followed by some video gaming!

Attention Ingredients!

Boil Yo Pasta!

dice the onion and pepper

no jokes here please- heat the chorizo in a skillet

stir in veggies

add the dusting of flour

mix in the milk and cheese until it's goopy

pour into baking dish and mix with pasta

sprinkle the panko to make it crispy

The Single Serving

Chorizo Mac 'n Cheese Recipe:

     Ingredients-

1 cup, macaroni pasta

Splash of Olive Oil

1 Chorizo

1 qtr, Red Onion, diced

1/2, Bell Pepper, diced

1 tbs, All-Purpose Flour

1/2 cup, Milk

1/2 cup, Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 tsp, Lime Juice

1 tbs, Panko Breadcrumbs

     How To-

Preheat oven to 375 and grease your baking dish. Cook macaroni in a separate pot.  While the macaroni is boiling, chop up the red onion and bell pepper. Place the chorizo in a heated skillet with olive oil, medium heat. Make sure the chorizo is crumbling and gets crispy as it cooks (about 2-min). Turn down to medium low heat. Add onion and pepper to the chorizo and cook until the onion has softened (3-4 min).  Whisk in the flour, stir the milk slowly until fully combined.  Add the cheese and lime juice, then stir until a gooey mass (about 2 min).  Remove from heat and toss in your pasta. Pour into the baking dish and top off with panko crumbs for extra crispyness. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Thoughts:

So delicious man.
Ps. It's pretty spicy with the chorizo so think twice before adding jalapeños if that is your preference