Italian-food expert Laura Vitale, host of
Cooking Channel's Simply Laura and YouTube's
Laura in the Kitchen, k**ws the importance of easy
Weeknight dinners. She's teamed up with Red Gold for its
Crush Hunger campaign to create this 30-minute, one-pot
Meal that's a hybrid of two of the ultimate comfort foods: mac and
Cheese and chili.
"I'm a mac-and-cheese-aholic and I also love chili, especially around this time of year," Laura told me in a phone interview. "I wanted to combine the flavor of
Chili with the creaminess of mac and cheese. I'm a firm believer that family
Meal time should be kept as easy as possible - this recipe comes together in about half an hour, it's one pot, and it's a recipe that everybody loves." See Laura's step-by-step preparation in the video below, and then make it for yourself when you want an easy, cheesy, comforting dinner for Fall. In the month of October, if you purchase a
Red Gold canned tomato product, a
Meal will be donated to a family in need through
Feeding America food banks.
Chili Mac and Cheese
From
Laura Vitale
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 14-ounce can Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes With Green Chiles
- 1 tablespoon Chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried orega**
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup milk
- 8 ounces pasta, shells, or any short cut pasta of Your choice
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar
- 4 green onions, chopped (optional)
- Hot sauce, optional
Directions
- In a large heavy-bottomed pot, add the olive oil and heat it over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef along with the onion and a small pinch of salt. Cook the mixture for about 5 to 6 minutes, or until the ground beef is fully cooked and the onions have developed some color (make sure to break up the ground beef as much as you can using a wooden spoon. Add the garlic and sautأ© for 1 more minute.
- Add the water, canned tomatoes, milk, Chili powder, cumin, and orega**; bring mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the pasta, adjust the seasoning to taste, cover the pot with a lid, and cook for a**ther 10 minutes.
- Once the pasta is cooked, remove from the heat and stir in the Cheese until fully melted along with the sour cream.
- Serve with some chopped scallions and a few dashes of hot sauce.
Information
Category Pasta, Main Dishes Cuisine **rth American Yield 4 to 6 servings
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