Marvelous Macaroni Chili

Submitted by Miss Annie

"A vegetarian pasta dish. The chili and macaroni taste like "down home" cooking. Nice flavor and textures."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml elbow macaroni
• 9.85 ml canola oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 stalk celery, diced
• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
• 793.78 g can stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 425.24 g can red kidney beans, drained
• 425.24 g can whole corn, drained
• 7.39 ml chili powder
• 9.85 ml dried oregano
• 4.92 ml ground cumin
• 2.46 ml black pepper
• 2.46 ml salt

directions

1. Cook macaroni until al dente, about 6 minutes, and drain.
2. In a large saucepan, heat oil and add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in all the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Add the macaroni and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
6. Remove from heat and let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
7. Serve with warm cornbread if desired.

Reviews

[Musical Joy]

Terrific! I've been looking for some hearty vegetarian dishes and this did the trick. I make Macaroni goulash a lot and my family liked this better. Didn't miss the meat at all. I did as Annie suggested and made cornbread to accompany the dish. To the chili, I added some Hungarian paprika to spice it up a bit, and about 2 TBLS. ketchup. I only had a 14.5 oz. can of tomatoes, so I added 2 chopped fresh tomatoes and about one can of water. Thanks for the great recipe.

 

[Alecia]

This was a great and hearty meal. The macaroni was a good contrast in texture. It will be added to our favorite recipies.

 

[bbbrenda]

I thought it was Great,,and Filling also, I did add some shredded chedder "lite" cheese on the top of each serving..gave it a little more zing..

 

[k.west]

i have made this twice and both times my family loved it! except i left out the cumin, garlic cloves, and celery but it was still great! thanks for the wonderful recipe!

 

[Anu_N]

This was fabulous! I had just enough beans leftover from another recipe (#14031) for 1 serving, so I scaled this down. I used 1/3 cup each of beans, corn (I used corn kernels; didn't know what "whole corn" was... still don't :), chopped tomatoes, and added 1/4 cup water. I also omitted celery which I didn't have. The corn added a tinge of sweetness, which went wonderfully with the spice and tang of the rest of the recipe. If only this didn't call for cooked beans (we don't get them in cans here; have to cook them from scratch), I'd probably make this everyday! Thanks for this one... I had an awesome dinner.