Kid-Friendly Cheesy Chili Mac

Simple and Great for Kids
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Serves:
- Yields:
- Units:
3
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ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can chili without beans
- 1⁄2 lb elbow macaroni
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 1⁄2 medium onion
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons butter
- salt
directions
- Cook the Macaroni noodles as directed on the package.
- While the macaroni is cooking, dice your onion up and saute in 1 tbsp of butter. When the onion is soft and translucent, add the can of chili, black pepper, red pepper, and garlic powder, heat on medium low until hot.
- Drain the macaroni noodles, add the two cups of cheese, remaining tbsp of butter and the chili, blend until the cheese is melted, then add salt to taste.
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Thanks for posting PeachPie24. This was a quick, INEXPENSIVE, and easy meal with all the ingredients I had on hand. 5 stars for chili mac. I made as written except that I left out the red pepper as that is our family's preference. This is a very, very cheesy dish. I used Hormel Chili with beans and I think the beans added some texture and flavor. Perfect one dish meal that kids and the adults enjoyed. Definitely not low calorie as the cheese was quite a bit. Enjoy! ChefDLHReply
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I've been looking something to do with my canned hormel chili, and this looked good so I gave it a shot. I used just slightly less pasta, only 1 and 3/4 cups left in the box, and a little less cheese I think, i didn't measure. I cooked the macaroni just shy of al dente and mixed it with the chili, butter, and cheese, put it in a small caserole and baked covered for 45 minutes it was very good. next time i think i'll add some kidney beans, tomatoes, and maybe some corn. thanks for posting!Reply