Chili with Macaroni-The Southern Lady Cooks

This hearty dish of Chili with Macaroni has been a family favorite for a really long time. Great to enjoy on a cold day!

If you love this delicious recipe you will definitely want to give this Sausage, White Bean and Pasta Soup a try. It’s a wonderful winter dish!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

There are many opinions about pasta in chili but we enjoy it. We make many different variations of chili but this one is great. We also use spaghetti at times or really any pasta you have on hand. It also stretches this dish, makes it last longer. Great way to stretch a dish!

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

• Ground beef
• Ground turkey
• Chili hot beans
• Kidney beans or pinto beans (I use whatever I have available)
• Onion
• Diced tomatoes
• Salt and Pepper
• Garlic powder
• Chili powder
• Elbow macaroni

SWAPS

This recipe can be made with all ground turkey or all ground beef or half and half. You can also make this with ground pork or ground chicken. It’s super versatile and a dish you can make to your liking very easily. You can also add a chili packet for added flavor.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This is made in a skillet but you can easily make up the meat, throw it in a crock pot and add the rest of the ingredients, minus the pasta. You will want to add that before you eat, so it doesn’t get overcooked.

📖COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Brown turkey, beef and onion in skillet and drain. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, then turn to simmer for about an hour.

⭐TIP

We love to serve this with cheese and a little sour cream. Of course you have to have saltine crackers!

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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE

We store in the refrigerator, reheat in the microwave or on the stove and it makes about 6-8 servings.

Chili with Macaroni

Judy Yeager

Easy Chili with Macaroni is a hearty dish your family will love. Wonderful on a cold day!

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American, southern

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 regular can chili hot beans
• 1 regular can kidney beans or pinto beans I use whatever I have available
• 1 large onion chopped
• 2 regular cans diced tomatoes
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 or 4 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 cup elbow macaroni uncooked
• 3 or 4 cups water

• Brown turkey, beef and onion in skillet and drain. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, then turn to simmer for about an hour. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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