Everyone in my house loves chili, but I get tired of making the same meal over and over. Last week I decided to switch up my chili recipe and came up with this delicious cheesy chili mac bake recipe.
(The full recipe is in the ReciPress section below.)
Of course, no chili meal would be complete without some Jiffy® cornbread muffins!
I know a recipe is a hit when both my husband and my son go back for seconds, and there was just enough of the cheesy chili mac bake recipe leftover for my lunch the next day.
Cheesey Chili Mac Bake
Ingredients
- 4 oz elbow pasta
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz, undrained)
- 1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare baking dish by lightly greasing or spraying with cooking spray.
- Cook pasta al dente and drain.
- Spray sautee pan with cooking spray or add 1 T canola oil, and sautee diced onion until translucent.
- Add ground beef, brown, and drain off fat.
- Stir in diced tomatoes and spices, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Blend in black beans and pasta.
- Transfer to prepared baking dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
- Lightly cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350F for 30 min.
- Remove foil and bake for 5 min more.
Is there a meal your family enjoys over and over?
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Yum–my family would love this, I’m sure! We are big soup eaters around here and I’d say that’s our go-to in the winter. Something like this to shake things up sounds good.
That sounds delish! I wonder if it would work just as well either meatless or with those morning star Crumbles in place of the beef. I’m trying to go Vegetarian again. 🙂 I’ve pinned it to try !
I would just do it meatless, or add some diced portabellas? I gave up meat for Lent last year, and the veggie crumbles were disappointing.
Mmm, that looks good and real simple to make.
Ohmygosh. that looks SO GOOD. Yummo! Pinning it now!
I hope you try it and like it!
This looks awesome – we love chili, too and I love casseroles – perfect mix!!
My husband will only eat corn muffins if they are Jiffy. I’ve tried sneaking him homemade ones and he immediately knows the difference. Oh well. This looks delicious!
Oh that looks really, really yummy! I will definitely be trying this soon. I always forget about cornbread, but that sounds delicious too!
I buy Jiffy mix by the case. 😉
This looks amazing.
Maybe not amazing, but pretty darn good. 😉
I swear, those corn muffins are just too good to be true. I haven’t had them in ages and my roommate (who never cooks) made them and I begged her to give me a couple. Added to chili? Divine 🙂
I haven’t had baked mac, tomato and cheese for a long time. My mom makes it so good. This looks great.
This looks SOOOOO good!!!! I’m pinning and making soon! 🙂
– Brooke –