Quick & Easy "Chili Mac" Dinner

Name: How to cook Quick & Easy "Chili Mac" Dinner - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Chef Mommy Nessa

Quick & Easy "Chili Mac" Dinner

This is something that I grew up eating and I know that my children still get this in the schools sometimes as well! 😆🤦🏻‍♀️👍 A very popular (and fairly cheap) dish to make in our area. Hamburger is the cheapest meat you can get, canned beans are pretty inexpensive, and who doesn't have elbow macaroni noodles laying around? Amirite? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 You could use fresh or canned tomatoes and also make this with any beans that you have or choose. For that matter you could make this with any pasta as well. 😏👍🤷🏻‍♀️👌😎

Ingredient

Food ration :

6-8 servings

Cooking time :

45 mins

1 box

elbow pasta noodles

1 can

dark kidney beans

1 can

stewed or diced tomatoes

1 can

tomato sauce

1 lb

ground beef

small yellow onion, minced

2 tsp

garlic powder

1 tsp

pepper

1 tsp

salt

1-2 tsp

chili seasoning

1-2 tbsp

- 1/4 cup brown sugar (depending on preference)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Boil a large pot of water to fully cook pasta. Drain & set aside.

* Step 2

Meanwhile, brown hamburger in a medium to large saucepan. Drain & return to saucepan.

* Step 3

Next, add onions, drained kidney beans, & spices to hamburger in saucepan & saute until onions are softened.

* Step 4

Lastly, add the stewed tomatoes to the saucepan with their juice. (Or if using fresh tomatoes add 1 cup of water.) Add tomato sauce & pasta to mixture as well. Stir to combine well.

* Step 5

Cover & simmer over medium heat for 30 mins or until beans are softened. Serve with garlic bread or toast, garlic or cheese biscuits, cornbread, buttered bread or anything you like!