One-Pot Chili Mac
This One-Pot Chili Mac has all of the flavors of chili but with pasta! Perfect weeknight dinner and clean up couldn't be easier with one pan to wash.
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb lean ground ground beef
- 32 oz unsalted chicken stock
- 1 cup water
- 1 can 14.5 oz Red Gold diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 can 15 oz Red Gold tomato sauce
- 2 cans 16 oz light red kidney beans (don't drain)
- 3 tbsp [Homemade Chili Seasoning mix | http://blogghetti.com/2015/01/homemade-chili-seasoning-mix.html] **
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 16 oz box uncooked shell pasta
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Toppings (optional)
- sliced green onions
- shredded cheese
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven, combine onion and ground beef over medium-high heat. Cook until browned, about 5-8 minutes, breaking the meat up as it cooks. When ground beef is cooked through, add the garlic and let cook another minute.
- Add the chicken stock, water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, chili seasoning mix, salt and pepper, and pasta. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for an additional 15 minutes, until noodles are soft and tender. Stir occasionally so the noodles don't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Add in one cup of the shredded cheddar cheese and stir into pot of chili.
- Top with sliced green onions and shredded cheese if desired when serving.
- ** If you do not have the ingredients to make the Homemade Chili Seasoning mix, you can substitute a package of chili seasoning mix and adjust the added salt accordingly.