Recipe: Perfect Chili Mac 'n Cheese

Chili Mac 'n Cheese. There's plenty of food mash ups in the world. Like pizza - it seems like there is a pizza-everything: tacos, casserole, dips Recipe video above. A homemade Chili with the addition of macaroni and cheese = Chili Mac 'n Cheese!

It's quick, easy and sure to be a hit with the entire family. Mix the chili into the macaroni and cheese. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with additional Cheddar and the green onions. You can have Chili Mac 'n Cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chili Mac 'n Cheese

1. Prepare 1 of lb. ground beef.
2. It's 1 cup of elbow macaroni.
3. Prepare 4 oz of processed cheese product, such as Velveeta.
4. You need 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
5. It's 1/4 cup of shredded Colby jack cheese.
6. Prepare 3/4 cup of milk.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of chunky tomato pasta sauce.
8. You need 1 tbsp of chili powder.
9. It's 1/2 tbsp of cumin.
10. Prepare 2 tsp of salt.
11. Prepare 2 tsp of sugar.
12. It's 2 tsp of dried minced onion.
13. It's 2 tsp of garlic powder.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of reserved starchy pasta water.

This chili mac 'n' cheese casserole with salsa, green peppers, and chili powder is ready to serve in less than an hour. Mac and cheese remains one of our favorite meals no matter how old we get. This chili mac changes things up a bit and makes this a heftier meal that's very shareable. Make it in the dead of winter to awaken your soul and grab a spoon to dig in!

Chili Mac 'n Cheese instructions

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..

Chili Mac 'n' Cheese is our new favorite. Elbow pasta tossed in chili 'sauce' with melted gooey cheese. If this doesn't spell comfort food I don't know what Transform your leftovers with this Chili Mac! Turn them into a completely new, delicious meal with leftover chili recipes and let's get eating! This is not that kind of mac n cheese.