Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chili mac 'n cheese. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mac and cheese remains one of our favorite meals no matter how old we get. This chili mac changes things up a bit and makes this a heftier meal that's very shareable. Make it in the dead of winter to awaken your soul and grab a spoon to dig in!
Chili Mac 'n Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Chili Mac 'n Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chili mac 'n cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
- Take 1 lb. ground beef
- Take 1 cup elbow macaroni
- Prepare 4 oz processed cheese product, such as Velveeta
- Make ready 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Prepare 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
- Take 3/4 cup milk
- Prepare 1/2 cup chunky tomato pasta sauce
- Take 1 tbsp chili powder
- Get 1/2 tbsp cumin
- Take 2 tsp salt
- Prepare 2 tsp sugar
- Get 2 tsp dried minced onion
- Prepare 2 tsp garlic powder
- Take 1/4 tsp cayenne
- Get 1/4 cup reserved starchy pasta water
This is terrifically moorish and a fabulous one pot meal. Chili Mac 'n' Cheese is our new favorite. Elbow pasta tossed in chili 'sauce' with melted gooey cheese. If this doesn't spell comfort food I don't know what Transform your leftovers with this Chili Mac!
Instructions to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add elbow macaroni and cook until al dente. Remember to reserve ¼ cup pasta water before draining.
- Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients and mix until evenly blended. Set aside.
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain excess grease.
- Return ground beef to pan over low heat. Add spice mixture and ¼ cup milk to ground beef and stir until well blended.
- Add processed cheese and pasta sauce and stir until well blended.
- Add ½ cup milk and shredded cheeses and stir until well blended.
- Combine ground beef mixture and cooked pasta. Slowly add reserved pasta water until desired consistency is achieved. Do not add all pasta water at once. I prefer a thicker consistency so I only add 2 tbs. For those who prefer a runnier consistency you may use the entire ¼ cup.
Turn them into a completely new, delicious meal with leftover chili recipes and let's get eating! If this recipe is still too rich and cheesy for your tastes, stay tuned. I'm sure that by the weekend I'll be in the mood for something super light, fresh, and uber healthy! This is not that kind of mac n cheese. Mix the chili into the macaroni and cheese.
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