Brisket Queso Mac n’ Cheese

Brisket Queso Mac n’ Cheese

5 mins
Serves 10
Serves

Directions

  1. 1.

    Trim the exterior fat from a flat cut brisket and slice it into small chunks.

  2. 2.

    In a slow cooker, combine the brisket with red enchilada sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, chipotle peppers, green chilies, honey, salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Mix well.

  3. 3.

    Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 5-6+ hours.

  4. 4.

    Shred the brisket in the slow cooker and mix well.

  5. 5.

    Add half-cooked pasta shells to the slow cooker and mix.

  6. 6.

    Pour the blended queso sauce (made with cottage cheese, American cheese, extra sharp cheddar cheese, red enchilada sauce, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper) over the pasta and brisket mixture.

  7. 7.

    Stir everything together, cover, and cook on high for 20-25 minutes to allow the pasta to finish cooking and the sauce to thicken.

  8. 8.

    Add chopped cilantro for extra flavor.

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Ingredients

  • 900 g flat cut brisket, fat removed
  • 120 g red enchilada sauce
  • 400 g crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 200 g chipotle peppers in adobo
  • 45 g green chiles
  • 60 g honey
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 672 g pasta, cooked to 50%
  • 800 g 2% cottage cheese
  • 100 g American cheese
  • 150 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • 80 g red enchilada sauce
  • 5 g nutritional yeast
  • cilantro

Equipment

slow cooker knife forks spoon

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