30 Minute Chili Mac Food

CHILI MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE (30 MINUTE DINNER)

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat and add the ground beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Add the chopped onion and continue cooking for 5-8 minutes, until the ground beef is no longer pink and the onion is translucent.
• Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
• Drain the meat. (I usually do this by setting a colander over a bowl.) Return the beef to the pot.
• Turn the heat on to medium again. Add the flour, salt, paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, cumin, and chili powder. Stir it together and cook for one minute.
• Add the beef broth, Rotel, tomato sauce, and drained beans. (Don't drain the Rotel, add all those juices in.) Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil.
• Add the elbow macaroni. If you are using Velveeta, roughly chop it and add it in along with the noodles. Stir occasionally for about 8 minutes until the noodles are al dente and the Velveeta has melted.
• If you are using shredded cheddar cheese, add it after the noodles are al dente. Add the cheese and turn off the heat. Stir until melted.
• Chili Mac is nothing without the garnishes: crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped white onions, avocado...the sky is the limit here.

CHILI MAC

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil pasta until al dente.
• Meanwhile, in a big, deep pot, brown beef in oil over medium high heat. Add onions, peppers, and garlic. Season meat mixture with chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt. Cook together 5 minutes, stir in beer or broth, and reduce liquid by half, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta. Add hot pasta to chili pot and stir to coat pasta evenly. Remove from heat and garnish big bowlfuls of chili mac with chopped scallions.

THREE-ALARM ITALIAN STYLE CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Preheat broiler to high.
• Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium high heat with extra-virgin olive oil. When oil ripples or smokes, crumble beef and brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Season the meat with chili powder, salt and pepper. When meat has browned, add onions, peppers and garlic. Cook vegetables until soft, 6 to 7 minutes. Add stock and scrape up pan drippings. Stir in crushed tomatoes, simmer sauce 10 minutes and fold in basil. Drain pasta and add to sauce. Toss to combine and transfer to a flameproof casserole dish. Cover with cheese and brown under broiler 3 to 4 minutes.

30-MINUTE CHILI FROM RO*TEL

Steps:

• Cook beef and onion in large saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is crumbled and no longer pink, stirring occasionally; drain.
• Stir in seasoning mix. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 10 minutes, stirring several times.

30-MINUTE CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large (5-quart) heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add tomato paste, chili powder, chipotles, and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, until mixture has begun to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beef, and cook, breaking it up with a spoon until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with their juice, beer, and beans. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a rapid simmer. Cook over medium heat until chili has thickened slightly and beans are tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired.

30-MINUTE CHILI MAC RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown meat with chili powder in large saucepan.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese; mix well.
• Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on low heat 15 min., stirring after 8 min. Serve topped with cheese.

30-MINUTE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, breaking it into 3/4 inch or so crumbles and stirring occasionally. Drain off the fat.
• Stir in the beans, broth, tomatoes and chili powder, and bring to a boil. (You can hold back some of the broth if you want a thicker chili - it depends on whether you add extra beans or tomatoes. Or just cook it longer to reduce).
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes to develop flavors, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with toppings, as desired.