Recipe of Ultimate Chili Mac 'n Cheese

Chili Mac 'n Cheese.

Chili Mac 'n Cheese

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

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chili mac 'n cheese using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:

{Take 1 of lb. ground beef.
{Make ready 1 cup of elbow macaroni.
{Take 4 oz of processed cheese product, such as Velveeta.
{Get 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
{Get 1/4 cup of shredded Colby jack cheese.
{Get 3/4 cup of milk.
{Make ready 1/2 cup of chunky tomato pasta sauce.
{Prepare 1 tbsp of chili powder.
{Make ready 1/2 tbsp of cumin.
{Get 2 tsp of salt.
{Get 2 tsp of sugar.
{Take 2 tsp of dried minced onion.
{Take 2 tsp of garlic powder.
{Make ready 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
{Prepare 1/4 cup of reserved starchy pasta water.

Steps to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add elbow macaroni and cook until al dente. Remember to reserve ¼ cup pasta water before draining..
Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients and mix until evenly blended. Set aside..
Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain excess grease..
Return ground beef to pan over low heat. Add spice mixture and ¼ cup milk to ground beef and stir until well blended..
Add processed cheese and pasta sauce and stir until well blended..
Add ½ cup milk and shredded cheeses and stir until well blended..
Combine ground beef mixture and cooked pasta. Slowly add reserved pasta water until desired consistency is achieved. Do not add all pasta water at once. I prefer a thicker consistency so I only add 2 tbs. For those who prefer a runnier consistency you may use the entire ¼ cup..

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