Baked Monterey Jack Macaroni

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack pepper cheese (bell pepper)
• 10 3/4 ounces cream of celery soup, undiluted
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2-1 tablespoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
• 2 rinse cooked pasta with cold water; drain and set aside.
• 3 melt butter in a dutch oven; add onion and sweet red pepper.
• 4 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until vegetables are crisp-tender. remove from heat.
• 5 stir cheese, soup, and sour cream into dutch oven.
• 6 stir in macaroni; spoon into a lightly greased 2 quart shallow baking dish.
• 7 sprinkle with chili powder.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.