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Chili Mac and cheese Recipe
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To bewith this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have 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:
- Prepare 1 lb. ground beef (85% lean)
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
- Get 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
- Prepare 8 oz can tomato sauce
- Get 2 tablespoons chili powder
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- Take 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- Take 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
- Get 3 1/2 cups water
Steps to make Chili Mac and cheese:
- 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- Remove lid and stir contents well. Everything will beto thicken. Add 1 cup of shredded colby jack cheese and stir it in so it melts into the sauce.
- Serve with additional shredded cheese on top and enjoy!
- 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.
- 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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