Chili Mac Recipe Army Food

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.

BAKED CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente (if using regular macaroni this will take about 6 to 7 minutes, if using lower-carb versions it'll take about 15 minutes); drain and set aside.
• While pasta is cooking, in a large sauté pan cook the ground meat, onion, and garlic until meat is browned, about 5 to 7 minutes; drain fat if desired or necessary.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, mild green chiles, beans, chili powder, ancho, oregano, cumin, pepper, salt, and tabasco (to taste) and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the cooked macaroni and stir well to incorporate.
• Pour mixture into a lightly pan-sprayed large casserole dish and sprinkle with the cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
• Serve with a bit of sour cream for topping and veggies.

CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Cook ground beef, onion and green pepper in large skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; pour off drippings. Add tomatoes, water and taco seasoning; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Toss pasta with meat mixture. Spoon 3 cups of mixture into an 11x7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese; top with remaining meat mixture. Cover with foil; bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Return to oven 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

ARMY CHILI, 1896

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, briefly fry (brown) the steak in the bacon drippings.
• Add 1 cup of hot water and the rice. Cover and allow to simmer over very low heat until the rice is tender.
• Put the chilies into a bowl and pour in the second cup of boiling water over them and allow to stand until cool. Then, hand-squeeze the chilies until the water is red. Add the flour to the chili water and blend which should make it thicken. Discard the chili hulls.
• Add the chili water to the beef in the skillet and also add the salt and onions.
• Allow to simmer for about 10 more minutes (until onions are tender) and serve.

EASY CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Brown ground beef. When it is about half done press garlic into pan and add onion.
• cook till ground beef is done onions should be clear drain grease.
• While cooking ground beef cook macaroni acording to box. Drain macaroni.
• Add diced tomatos and tomato sauce Stir.
• Add chilli powder and cumin Stir.
• Add macaroni Stir.
• Add salt. Season to taste. Stir.
• Serve and top with chedder cheese makes.