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Baked Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese
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thechunkychef.com
By thechunkychef.com

Baked Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese

Instructions
Prep:10minCook:20min
This tasty baked Mac and cheese recipe is bursting with bold jalapeño popper flavors!
Updated at: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:16:19 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 tsp olive oil
1 tspolive oil
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
½ cuppanko breadcrumbs
1 box (16 oz) dried short cut pasta (cavatappi, elbow, rotini, penne, etc)
1 x 16 ozdried short cut pasta
box, cavatappi, elbow, rotini, penne, etc
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
4 Tbspunsalted butter
2-3 fresh jalapeños, seeds and ribs removed, diced
2fresh jalapeños
seeds and ribs removed, diced
1/3 cup diced yellow onion
⅓ cupyellow onion
diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3cloves garlic
minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cupall-purpose flour
2 cups heavy cream (or half and half)
2 cupsheavy cream
or half and half
1 cup whole milk
1 cupwhole milk
4 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature ((and cubed))
4 ozcream cheese
softened to room temperature, and cubed
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, (divided)
2 cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
divided
2 cups shredded or diced white American cheese, (divided (white cheddar can also be used))
2 cupsshredded white american cheese
or diced, divided, white cheddar can also be used
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tspkosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
½ tspblack pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
½ tspground cumin
8 slices cooked and crumbled bacon, divided
8 slicesbacon
cooked and crumbled, divided

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