Chili Mac and Cheese

Bursting with chili taste and mac and cheese goodness. This one pan dish can be yours in only 30 minutes with these easy to follow step by step photo instructions.

I love a good mac and cheese, but sometimes even the best mac and cheese can be a bit boring. I decided to kick it up a little by adding some taco like meat and RoTel spicing.

I started with browning and spicing the taco meat, added milk and RoTel to the same pan along with uncooked pasta and simmered until the pasta was done. Then add the cheese.

Rating:

It is a little more complicated than that. I have two plus servings, and it was a 4 for me. The wife pronounced this as “not her thing” but finished her serving. So four plus 3 is seven divided by two is three and a half. I will use four.

Chop one small onion.

Start browning meat over medium-high heat in a large pan. I used a 12 inch cast iron chicken fryer. Add the onion along with two teaspoon chili powder, one teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

After the meat is browned and onion translucent, drain fat.

Add one can (10 1/2 oz) RoTel and 2 1/2 cup milk. Bring to a boil, add two cups of uncooked dry pasta. Lower to simmer and cover.

Cook until pasta is tender. This will vary by pasta type but was about 15 minutes for me.

Remove from heat and add 2 cups of cheese of your choice.

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Chili Mac and Cheese

Bursting with chili taste and mac and cheese goodness. All this will be yours in only 30 minutes.

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time27 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Course : Casserole

Cuisine : American

Keyword : Chili Mac, Chili Mac and Cheese

Servings/Adjust Amount: 6 servings

6

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion - small
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 10 oz RoTel
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups dry pasta
• 2 cups cheese of your choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Chop one small onion.
• Start browning meat over medium-high heat in a large pan. I used a 12 inch cast iron chicken fryer.
• Add the onion along with two teaspoon chili powder, one teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• After the meat is browned and onion translucent, drain fat.
• Add one can (10 1/2 oz) RoTel and 2 1/2 cup milk. Bring to a boil, add two cups of uncooked dry pasta. Lower to simmer and cover.
• Cook until pasta is tender. This will vary by pasta type but was about 15 minutes for me.
• Remove from heat and add two cups of cheese of your choice.

Nutrition Facts

Chili Mac and Cheese

Amount Per Serving

Calories 414 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 22g 34%

Saturated Fat 11g 55%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Cholesterol 85mg 28%

Sodium 874mg 36%

Potassium 615mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 9g

Protein 29g 58%

Vitamin A 22%

Vitamin C 8%

Calcium 41%

Iron 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated.