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Winter Best Food

King Ranch Chicken Mac and Cheese

Two of the South's favorite casseroles just came together in the ultimate skillet dinner.

Ingredients

  • ½ (16-oz.) package cellentani pasta
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 (10-oz.) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
  • 1 (8-oz.) package pasteurized prepared cheese product, cubed
  • 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 (10 ¾-oz.) can cream of chicken soup
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 ½ cups (6 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare pasta according to package directions.

  2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomatoes and green chiles and prepared cheese product; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Stir in chicken, next 4 ingredients, and hot cooked pasta until blended. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet or 11- x 7-inch baking dish; sprinkle with shredded Cheddar cheese.

  3. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.