Jalapeno Cheddar Cheetos Mac & Cheese (Edit recipe)

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While I enjoy a mostly plant-based diet, sometimes you just want a dumpy mac and cheese smothered in spicy cheetos, am I right? 4 different cheeses, crispy, crunchy cheetos crust, and baked to golden perfection. Y'all, make this <3

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PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

14

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 cup Elbow Macaroni Pasta, dry
1 cup Cheetos, Crunchy, Jalapeno Cheddar, more if needed
3 whole Jalapeño, 2 x seeded & diced, 1 x sliced in to rings
125 grams Cream Cheese, Full Fat, room temp
1.5 cup White Cheddar Cheese, aged, shredded
1 cup Aged Cheddar Cheese, marble cheddar
.33 cup Grana Padano Cheese, finely shredded
1.25 cup Heavy Cream (Whipping Cream), room temp
2 Tbsp Butter, Unsalted, melted & cooled
1 tsp Dry Mustard Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
.25 tsp Cayenne Pepper
.75 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
2 whole Egg, Large, Free-Range & Organic, Local is Best

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Preheat oven to 350 F
Whisk together the cream, butter, eggs, mustard, cayenne, diced jals, garlic powder, and salt. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of cold, generously salted water to a boil. Once boiled, add your noodles and cook about a minute less than what's recommended for al dente. Turn off the heat and strain the noodles. Return the noodles to the pot and put the pot back on the burner that is now off. Pour in your cream mixture and stir to combine. Stir in the cream cheese, grana, cheddar, and marble until combined and mostly melted. Some blobs of cream cheese are fine because they're delicious once baked.
Spray the inside of a 7" x 11" baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the mac mixture in to the greased dish and tap it off the counter a few times to settle everything.
Add your cheetos to a ziplock and smash them up in to smaller pieces / crumbs using a rolling pin or another heavy duty item from your drawers. Sprinkle them over the mac to coat the top followed by your sliced jalapenos. Sprinkle salt over the top of the mac.
Bake for 30 + minutes until bubbly and golden brown on top and firm otherwise. Remove and let cool for 5 - 10 minutes before slicing.
Slice in to 6 or 8 equal sized pieces. For service, crumble up some more of those cheetos and sprinkle them over each serving for some crunch and additional flavour. ENJOY!

Notes

Sub any Cheetos variety you'd like or have on hand. I enjoyed the Jalapeno Cheddar for that extra kick.
Anything marked room temperature is imperative. Cold items don't meld together the same way.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	1483
Fat:	93 g
Carbohydrates:	96 g
Protein:	69 g
Cholesterol:	228 g
Sodium:	1636 mg
Fiber:	8 g
Sugars:	7 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.