Chili Mac and cheese
Chili Mac and cheese

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chili mac and cheese. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chili Mac and cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chili Mac and cheese is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chili mac and cheese using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac and cheese:
  1. Take 1 lb. ground beef (85% lean)
  2. Get 2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
  3. Get 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
  4. Get 8 oz can tomato sauce
  5. Prepare 2 tablespoons chili powder
  6. Take 1/2 tablespoon cumin
  7. Take 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  8. Take 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  9. Take 3 1/2 cups water
Steps to make Chili Mac and cheese:
  1. Set Instant Pot to saute mode and add ground beef and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir often until all the beef is browned. Should take about 5 minutes. Press cancel and drain fat.
  2. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt on top of the browned meat. Then add macaroni on top (don’t stir). Add 3 1/2 cups water and make sure all macaroni is submerged. Add cans of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes right on top in the center. Do not stir!
  3. Secure lid, make sure vent is set to sealing and pressure cook (“manual” on some Instant Pots) on high for 4 minutes. When timer is complete, quick release the pressure.
  4. Remove lid and stir contents well. Everything will begin to thicken. Add 1 cup of shredded colby jack cheese and stir it in so it melts into the sauce.
  5. Serve with additional shredded cheese on top and enjoy!
  6. Notes- you don’t need a instant pot to make this. For stove top cook noodles separate, and add it to the meat sauce, you won’t need the water, can use 2 cans of tomato sauce instead.
  7. I end up using the whole box of pasta, and I used 15 oz of tomato sauce, it did take more water to cover my pasta

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