Hearty macaroni chili dinner recipe is easy and cheap to prepare. So filling with beans, hamburger, noodles, everyone will love this flavorful one pot meal.
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Hearty Macaroni Chili
I love a good chili. The warmth, the spices, all the flavor.
Such a yummy, filling, hearty meal.
Chili is really one of our go-to dishes.
About half the time we’re cooking chili, we’ll throw in macaroni noodles and let them cook in the stew pot right alongside the chili.
It adds a totally different flavor and texture to the meal that makes it feel like something new and exciting, but all the flavors you love of chili.
Plus, you can cook it all together and just have one single dish to clean. Score!
Hearty Macaroni Chili Recipe
Hearty Macaroni Chili
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Hearty macaroni chili dinner recipe is easy and cheap to prepare. So filling with beans, hamburger, noodles, everyone will love this flavorful one pot meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tbls olive oil
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbls minced garlic
- 1 large sweet onion, diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 2 tbls red wine vinegar
- 2 tbls Franks Red Hot Pepper Sauce
- Seasonings:
- 2 tbls chili powder
- 1 tbls pepper
- 1 tbls oregano
- 1 tbls crushed red pepper
- 1/2 tbls salt
- 1 can kidney beans
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 box elbows macaroni noodles
- 1 cup water (if needed)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over a medium heat. Brown Italian sausage and ground beef with minced garlic.
- Add onion and bell pepper and let the mixture cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add red wine vinegar, red hot pepper sauce, and seasonings, to taste, continue to cook.
- Strain and rinse the kidney beans. Add kidney beans and diced tomatoes to the chili to cook.
- Add in noodles and additional water, if needed, to properly cook the noodles in the chili mixture. Continue to cook the chili following the package directions on the noodles for cook time. When the noodles are soft, the chili is finished (approximately 12 minutes).
- Optional: Top with sour cream and cheese.
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That looks delicious!. I’m always searching for meals with extra protein and this looks like it would a great one for that.
Ahhh! That looks fantastic! Chili mac is one of my favorite dishes to make. It tastes awesome, and it’s super filling.
The macaroni chili is making me so hungry right now! It looks yummy and will be added to our meal plan for this week. Thanks for the recipe!
We make something very similar, but meat-free by using extra beans. ChiliMac has always been a treat for us!
We love chili at our house. I have never thought about adding macaroni to it though. That would really be tasty and filling. I think I would really love this recipe.
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