Easiest Way to Make Super Quick Homemade Chili Mac 'n Cheese

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chili mac 'n cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chili Mac 'n Cheese is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Chili Mac 'n Cheese is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:

1. Take 1 lb. ground beef
2. Prepare 1 cup elbow macaroni
3. Prepare 4 oz processed cheese product, such as Velveeta
4. Get 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
5. Get 1/4 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
6. Make ready 3/4 cup milk
7. Make ready 1/2 cup chunky tomato pasta sauce
8. Make ready 1 tbsp chili powder
9. Get 1/2 tbsp cumin
10. Prepare 2 tsp salt
11. Take 2 tsp sugar
12. Make ready 2 tsp dried minced onion
13. Prepare 2 tsp garlic powder
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne
15. Get 1/4 cup reserved starchy pasta water

Instructions to make Chili Mac 'n Cheese:

1. 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.
2. Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients and mix until evenly blended. Set aside.
3. Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain excess grease.
4. Return ground beef to pan over low heat. Add spice mixture and ¼ cup milk to ground beef and stir until well blended.
5. Add processed cheese and pasta sauce and stir until well blended.
6. Add ½ cup milk and shredded cheeses and stir until well blended.
7. 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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