Chili Mac 'n Cheese
Chili Mac 'n Cheese

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chili mac 'n cheese. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chili Mac 'n Cheese is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chili Mac 'n Cheese is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chili mac 'n cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:
  1. Take 1 lb. ground beef
  2. Prepare 1 cup elbow macaroni
  3. Make ready 4 oz processed cheese product, such as Velveeta
  4. Get 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
  6. Prepare 3/4 cup milk
  7. Prepare 1/2 cup chunky tomato pasta sauce
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp chili powder
  9. Get 1/2 tbsp cumin
  10. Get 2 tsp salt
  11. Prepare 2 tsp sugar
  12. Prepare 2 tsp dried minced onion
  13. Make ready 2 tsp garlic powder
  14. Get 1/4 tsp cayenne
  15. Make ready 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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