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  • Skillet Chili Mac and Cheese

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    Skillet Chili Mac and Cheese
    Cook: 20 min Servings: 4
    by myra byanka
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    Inexpensive comfort food dish where you can use left-over chili, or make the easy basic recipe provided from scratch. Chili mac is basically chili, bell peppers, macaroni, cheese, and beans. Use canned red kidney beans, pintos, ranch-style, or black beans.

    Ingredients

    • Chili:
    • 1 lb. ground beef
    • 2-3 tbs. chopped onions
    • 2-3 cloves garlic, smashed
    • 4 tbs. Diablo Dust or chili powder
    • 1 tsp. cumin powder
    • 1 can drained, rinsed beans
    • 14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, drained
    • 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
    • 1 tbs. chopped cilantro
    • 1 tsp. olive oil
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • Or
    • 1 1/2 - 2 cups your prepared chili (If it has beans, do not add more. If it does not have bell pepper, saute and add.)
    • 2 tbs. chopped bell pepper, red or green
    • 12 oz. large elbow macaroni, cooked al dente
    • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

    Directions

    1. Saute the beef in a skillet with the onion, garlic, bell pepper, drain.
    2. Add the chile powder, cumin, cilantro, stir.
    3. Drain the petite diced tomatoes, add the tomato sauce, then the beans, drained and rinsed.
    4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    5. Cover skillet, turn to simmer.
    6. Cook until the liquid has evaporated.
    7. Cook the macaroni al dente according to package directions, drain, toss with chili.
    8. Add most of the cheese, combine.
    9. Turn off heat.
    10. Put the rest of the cheese on top, cover the skillet, wait 5 minutes, serve.

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    • Claudia lamascolo
      Claudia lamascolo
      There always room for another wonderful Mac an Cheese recipe like this one!

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