Chili Mac and cheese
Chili Mac and cheese

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chili mac and cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pour the pasta into the cheese sauce and stir to combine. Mix the chili into the macaroni and cheese. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with additional Cheddar and the green onions. Stir in tomatoes, tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce and seasonings.

Chili Mac and cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chili Mac and cheese is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chili mac and cheese using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac and cheese:
  1. Take 1 lb. ground beef (85% lean)
  2. Take 2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
  3. Make ready 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
  4. Take 8 oz can tomato sauce
  5. Take 2 tablespoons chili powder
  6. Make ready 1/2 tablespoon cumin
  7. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  8. Take 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  9. Make ready 3 1/2 cups water

Toss chili, salsa, green pepper and chili powder with macaroni until well mixed. Sprinkle evenly over top the chili mac and cheese. So - Chili Mac and Cheese. A cross between Chili and Mac and Cheese, all made in one pot.

Instructions to make Chili Mac and cheese:
  1. Set Instant Pot to saute mode and add ground beef and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir often until all the beef is browned. Should take about 5 minutes. Press cancel and drain fat.
  2. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt on top of the browned meat. Then add macaroni on top (don’t stir). Add 3 1/2 cups water and make sure all macaroni is submerged. Add cans of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes right on top in the center. Do not stir!
  3. Secure lid, make sure vent is set to sealing and pressure cook (“manual” on some Instant Pots) on high for 4 minutes. When timer is complete, quick release the pressure.
  4. Remove lid and stir contents well. Everything will begin to thicken. Add 1 cup of shredded colby jack cheese and stir it in so it melts into the sauce.
  5. Serve with additional shredded cheese on top and enjoy!
  6. Notes- you don’t need a instant pot to make this. For stove top cook noodles separate, and add it to the meat sauce, you won’t need the water, can use 2 cans of tomato sauce instead.
  7. I end up using the whole box of pasta, and I used 15 oz of tomato sauce, it did take more water to cover my pasta

So - Chili Mac and Cheese. A cross between Chili and Mac and Cheese, all made in one pot. The sauce flavour is like beef Chilli Con Carne, with the addition of macaroni and cheesy goodness stirred into it as well as on top. I love cooking, but I also love finding ways top simplify meals and make them easy and hassle-free to make without compromising on taste. Chili Mac and Cheese 'There's a little bit of a kick in this, thanks to the pepper paste,' said chef Jonny Rhodes of Indigo and Broham Grocers, 'but my kids love the heat.

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