Description
Creamy macaroni and cheese combined with hearty beef chili and topped with melted cheddar cheese for the ultimate comfort food dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 cup bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 1.25 ounce chili seasoning mix
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 15 ounce kidney beans, drained
- 2 cups macaroni, uncooked
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, divided
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook beef and onion until browned.
- Drain grease and add bell pepper and garlic.
- Add seasoning, tomato paste, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and broth.
- Simmer gently and add kidney beans during the final 10 minutes.
- Cook macaroni until al dente and drain.
- Make a cheese sauce with butter, flour, cream, milk, seasonings, and cheddar.
- Add macaroni to cheese sauce.
- Combine chili and macaroni mixture.
- Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
Notes
- Do not overcook the pasta.
- Freshly shredded cheese melts best.
- Freeze extra chili for future meals.
- Add extra simmering time for thicker chili.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 720
- Fat: 23
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 31
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 22
- Cholesterol: 68