Recipe Box, Slow Cooker Chili Mac & Cheese
Here’s another short cut recipe for low energy days that will perk up your strength in no time
Make a big pot of your favorite chili {or try HHjrs easy recipe below}
We like to make chili in a slow cooker, the aroma can be enjoyed all day or greet you like a big hug when you get home
Here’s the real easy part, perfectly pre-cooked pasta, what?
I found this Cavatappi, a long curly macaroni noodle, in the fresh deli section at Target
Add it to your chili at the end, just before serving
Along with freshly grated sharp cheddar
It’s going to make you very happy!
With or without cornbread!
Slow Cooker Chili Mac & Cheese
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 8 oz. ground chuck
- 1 lb. mild Italian sausage
- 2 15 oz. cans fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 28 oz. cans Bush’s chili beans
- 1 14 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 large white onion chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 T chili powder
- 1 T cumin
- salt & pepper
- cooked macaroni or tubular pasta
- 8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Brown and crumble beef and sausage. Drain.
- Saute onion and red pepper for several minutes, stirring until softened then add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
- Spray or line 6 quart slow cooker. Add cooked meat, vegetables, tomatoes with juice, beans with sauce, tomato sauce, and seasonings. Stir well, cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours.
- Right before serving stir in pasta and cheese or add it to individual bowls with chili.
If you want to make some cornbread, I’ve got several easy recipes for that too
Sweet Pepper & Onion Cheesy Cornbread
Stay cozy!
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I wish it felt like chili weather here Jenna, it’s downright balmy! The chili sounds delicious though and who knew there was such a thing as pre-cooked noodles at the deli? Love your team pride in your slow cooker too 🙂
It’s warm here too Mary, I’m just pretending 🙂
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Jenna! Now this is my kind of food after the holidays. Brilliant to add the cavattapi. That cornbread!
Oh heavenly yummy comfort good – chili and cornbread….. sigh! 🙂
Jenna, we always love chili and with the addition of pasta, even better. I just made ham and loaded potato soup with a skillet of cornbread. Roll Tide
We love chili, and letting it cook in the crockpot is even better. Hmmmm…..I have fresh blueberries. I was thinking about making blueberry muffins but now I might need to change my mind!
We love chili on a cold or rainy day. This looks so good and so does the cornbread! Like the slow cooker too 🙂
Roll Tide! >
Hi Jenna,
This is the ultimate comfort food, chili and cornbread! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday and best wishes for 2017!
Miz Helen
Since discovering fire-roasted tomatoes, I use them in chili. Transforming! Thanks for inspiring me to also add macaroni. It’s something I used to do for the kids, but why not do it for “we big kids” now? Ha!
Especially if you can find the precooked pasta, so easy! >