Chili Mac

This is a recipe that I got from the Weight Watchers site. I have changed it a little bit to make it my own and it is a dish that I prepare pretty regularly at home. It is one of my husband's favorites.

 You will need 1 lb. ground turkey (or lean ground beef), an onion, a can of Rotel tomatoes, 1 1/4 cup canned tomato sauce, 15 oz. can kidney beans, 2 tsp. chili powder, 1 tsp. cumin, and 1 cup of dry macaroni.

In a large skillet (I love my cast iron!), cook the ground turkey and onion until the meat is browned. I cut my onion into large pieces so that they could be easily spotted and pulled out. If you have a picky eater, this is a good way to get the flavor in the dish and not have to serve onion on their plate. Then drain the fat and return the meat and onion mixture to the pan.

Pour in the undrained Rotel tomatoes.

Add the tomato sauce.

Rinse the kidney beans...

 

...and add them to the pan.

 

Add 2 teaspoons of chili powder.

Then add 1 teaspoon of cumin.

Stir it all up and bring it to a boil.

Stir in 1 cup of uncooked macaroni (I used whole wheat). Return the mixture to a boil. After you have brought it to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer about 15 minutes.

The macaroni will be tender when it is done.

I like to serve my Chili Mac with different toppings, such as hot sauce, salsa, sour cream, green chilies, crushed tortilla chips and shredded cheese. You can put whatever you want on yours.

A side note: While trying to decide which hot sauce I wanted on my chili, I realized that we have a lot of hot sauce! There are about three other bottles in the cabinet that I didn't pull down. We really like spicy food!

Chili Mac

-1 pound ground turkey or lean ground beef

-1 medium onion

-1 can of Rotel tomatoes

-1 1/4 cup canned tomato sauce

-15 oz. can kidney beans

-2 tsp. chili powder

-1 tsp. cumin

-1 cup dry macaroni

In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Drain off fat. Stir in Rotel tomatoes, tomato sauce, rinsed kidney beans, chili powder, and cumin. Bring to a boil. Stir in uncooked macaroni. Return to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until macaroni is tender, about 15 minutes. Serve with the toppings of your choice.