Chasta Chili And Pasta Dish Food

CHILI BEEF PASTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in seasonings., Add tomato juice, water, tomato paste and sugar to pan; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-22 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. If desired, top with chopped tomato and jalapeno slices.

CHILI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish; stir in the remaining ingredients. , Cover and bake for 65-70 minutes or until spaghetti is just tender. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

MIDNIGHT PASTA WITH ROASTED GARLIC, OLIVE OIL AND CHILE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut off the top 1/4 inch of the head of garlic to expose the top of the cloves, then place on a piece of foil, cut-side up. Sprinkle exposed cloves with salt, then drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap the garlic in the foil and roast until soft and golden brown, 40 to 50 minutes.
• When you're ready to make the pasta, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Finely chop the parsley leaves. Add pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta.
• While the pasta cooks, in a large Dutch oven or skillet, heat the remaining 1/2 cup oil over medium heat. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into the oil and cook, breaking them up with your spoon, until very fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the red-pepper flakes and a few generous grinds of pepper. Remove the pan from the heat to infuse the oil while the pasta finishes cooking.
• When the pasta's done, heat the garlic oil over medium, then add the cooked pasta, 1/2 cup reserved pasta water and the parsley, and simmer, tossing constantly and adding more pasta water as needed, until the pasta is glossed with sauce.
• Serve with more red-pepper flakes, black pepper and Parmesan.

CALABRIAN CHILE PASTA

Steps:

• In a 10-inch high-sided saute pan, bring 1 inch of water (about 4 cups) to a boil over high heat. Add the penne and the salt. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente, about 9 minutes; there should be a little water left in the pan.
• Sprinkle the pecorino over the pasta; toss to coat. Add the tomatoes, chile paste, chives, lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil, and toss.

AMALFI LEMON, CHILLI & ANCHOVY SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a low heat and fry the garlic for 2-3 mins, or until just turning golden at the edges. Remove from the heat and leave for 15 mins for the garlic to infuse in the oil.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving 150ml of the cooking water. Remove the garlic from the infused oil, then tip in the cooked spaghetti, the chillies, anchovies, parsley, lemon zest and juice, and the parmesan. Add 50ml of the reserved water and toss with tongs until combined. Add a little more water to loosen, if you like. Season. Divide between four shallow bowls.

CHILI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta according to package directions, drain.
• Spray a 13 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the meat and onion in a large sillet; drain.
• Add the chili powder, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and chilies to the meat mixture.
• Cook an additional 5 minutes; add the cooked pasta to the mixture; mixing well.
• Pour into prepared dish, top with cheese and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until bubbly and cheese has thoroughly melted.

CHASTA (CHILI AND PASTA DISH)

Steps:

• Put pasta into a pot large enough to hold the rest of the ingredients when everything is combined. Boil according to package directions, drain and return to pot. We use whole wheat pasta, but really anything TINY (like balls) will do.
• While pasta is cooking, brown the ground turkey or beef with the green pepper and onions in a large pan, using salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.
• Add chicken, garlic and packets of taco seasoning and ranch seasoning, cook for two minutes while stirring.
• Stir in UNDRAINED diced tomatoes, enchilada sauce and tomato paste, cooking until liquid reduces a little.
• Put entire meat mixture into the pot containing the drained, cooked pasta and stir.
• Add drained corn, beans and chicken soup and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally for up to 1 hour. You may add more chicken broth if you like more liquid with your chili.