Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chili mac 'n cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chili Mac 'n Cheese is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chili Mac 'n Cheese is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chili mac 'n cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
- Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
- Get 1 cup elbow macaroni
- Prepare 4 oz processed cheese product, such as Velveeta
- Make ready 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Take 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
- Take 3/4 cup milk
- Make ready 1/2 cup chunky tomato pasta sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp chili powder
- Get 1/2 tbsp cumin
- Make ready 2 tsp salt
- Get 2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 2 tsp dried minced onion
- Get 2 tsp garlic powder
- Get 1/4 tsp cayenne
- Make ready 1/4 cup reserved starchy pasta water
Steps to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
- 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.
- Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients and mix until evenly blended. Set aside.
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain excess grease.
- Return ground beef to pan over low heat. Add spice mixture and ¼ cup milk to ground beef and stir until well blended.
- Add processed cheese and pasta sauce and stir until well blended.
- Add ½ cup milk and shredded cheeses and stir until well blended.
- 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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