Chili Mac 'n Cheese
Chili Mac 'n Cheese

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, chili mac 'n cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chili Mac 'n Cheese is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chili Mac 'n Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chili mac 'n cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
  1. Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
  2. Get 1 cup elbow macaroni
  3. Get 4 oz processed cheese product, such as Velveeta
  4. Make ready 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  5. Get 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
  6. Get 3/4 cup milk
  7. Make ready 1/2 cup chunky tomato pasta sauce
  8. Prepare 1 tbsp chili powder
  9. Get 1/2 tbsp cumin
  10. Take 2 tsp salt
  11. Make ready 2 tsp sugar
  12. Prepare 2 tsp dried minced onion
  13. Take 2 tsp garlic powder
  14. Take 1/4 tsp cayenne
  15. Get 1/4 cup reserved starchy pasta water
Instructions to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add elbow macaroni and cook until al dente. Remember to reserve ¼ cup pasta water before draining.
  2. Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients and mix until evenly blended. Set aside.
  3. Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain excess grease.
  4. Return ground beef to pan over low heat. Add spice mixture and ¼ cup milk to ground beef and stir until well blended.
  5. Add processed cheese and pasta sauce and stir until well blended.
  6. Add ½ cup milk and shredded cheeses and stir until well blended.
  7. Combine ground beef mixture and cooked pasta. Slowly add reserved pasta water until desired consistency is achieved. Do not add all pasta water at once. I prefer a thicker consistency so I only add 2 tbs. For those who prefer a runnier consistency you may use the entire ¼ cup.

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