macaroni and cheese with ground beef, salsa and green chiles

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 recipe creamy macaroni and cheese
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 cup salsa (your choice of hotness)
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Recipe

• follow basic recipe for creamy macaroni and cheese, but use pepper jack cheese, not cheddar.
• heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. cook ground beef, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper, until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. stir in chili powder, salsa and chilies; simmer, 2 to 3 minutes. add cilantro, then stir mixture into macaroni. serve hot.