Chili Macaroni
photo by Tinkerbell
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 medium diced onion
- 1⁄4 cup diced green pepper
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 lb cooked macaroni
directions
- Brown meat,onion, and green pepper.
- Drain.
- Add remaining ingredients except macaroni.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add cooked macaroni.
- Stir well and serve.
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Reviews
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1/14/08: I've made this recipe a few times now. It's a good chili on it's own...add the mac and it's a meal in a bowl. I added some canned jalepeno peppers this time instead of the bell pepper. It added some nice heat. I also cook only 1 cup of dry noodles for this recipe. Seems to be plenty. Why would anyone make Hamburger Helper when this recipe is so easy and so good! 7/28/05: A really good (and easy) recipe for basic chili mac. It had the perfect amount of heat. I would recommend to others that you buy a good national brand of chili beans for this - I used a store brand and thought my beans tasted bla, but didn't count the recipe down for my mistake. I think next time, with the right beans, it will be perfect. I'm also happy to post Chelgim's first recipe photo (I think). :-)
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This was a great and easy recipe. Very much the comfort food recipe. Didn't change a thing...just as a side note though, I used a 15 oz. can of Bush's chili beans (pinto) in a mild chili sauce. I was wondering what to use because when one person says "chili bean", I think it's up for interpretation. IMHO, I think dark red kidney beans or even black beans could be used as well. I used 1 cup of uncooked macaroni and it seemed to be the perfect amount. The rest was pretty standard. Thank you for the recipe, Chelgilm!
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5 stars for a quick, inexpensive tasty meal on a weekday night. I made it a bit healthier with ground chicken breast rather than beef and also used whole wheat macaroni. We like spicy, but this was a bit too much heat. Next time, I'll cut back some on the chili powder and cumin. It sure helped to get my water allowance in!
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I gave this recipe 4 stars. My family really liked this recipe. My picky 4 yr & 6 yr old newphews really liked it. My 4 yr old newphew even had seconds. My only complaint was the cayenne pepper it made it a bit to spicy for my likings. I to only cooked 1 cup of elbows and that was plenty. Overall this was so good and we will have this again for sure. Thanks for posting a really good recipe. Christine (internetnut)
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
chelgilm
United States