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• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 40 minutes, Preparation Time - 25 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. | 2. In a large bowl, mix ground beef with adobo seasoning and powdered jalapeno pepper. Roll into small, 1 inch meatballs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs, and cook until browned on all sides, then remove to drain on a paper towel-lined plate. The meatballs do not need to be thoroughly cooked at this point as they will finish cooking in the oven. | 3. While the meatballs are cooking, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Gently cook the butter until it begins to brown, and acquires a nutty fragrance, about 1 minute. Stir in the cream, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, cotija cheese, garlic powder, and cilantro. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly until the cheese has melted. Season to taste with salt and white pepper. | 4. Stir the cooked macaroni and diced chiles into the cheese sauce, and pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Slice the meatballs in half, and place onto the pasta cut-side down. | 5. Bake in preheated oven until the cheese sauce is bubbly, and the meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 25 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
elbow macaroni	1	package		-	-	-	-
beef	3/4	pound	ground lean	397.8009	0.0	78.4382	9.146
adobo seasoning	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
jalapeno pepper	2	teaspoons	powdered	1.0875	0.2438	0.0341	0.0139
olive oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
butter	2	teaspoons		57.0	2.6189999999999998	1.781	4.8
cream	1/4	cup		198.0	3.99	2.178	20.808000000000003
cream	1	cup	sour	455.4	10.649000000000001	5.612	44.505
cheddar cheese	4	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	2	cups	fat free	411.6	14.196	46.70399999999999	18.06
cotija cheese	1/2	cup	crumbled	219.6	2.3819999999999997	12.0	18.0
garlic powder	1/2	teaspoon		5.1305	1.1273	0.2565	0.0113
cilantro	2	tablespoons	chopped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
salt white pepper				-	-	-	-
green chile	1	cup	canned diced	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.