One Pot Chipotle Chili Mac + Cheese — Recipe + link to MACARONI merch in description!
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Chipotle Chili Mac + Cheese:
✨ Make your chili: Sauté a small onion in EVOO over medium heat w/ some salt until translucent, then add a few cloves minced garlic and cook till fragrant (about a minute), then add chopped up chipotles in adobo and sauté another minute or so. I used 2 and it was a good level of spicy for us wimps, but add as many as you’d like. 😅 Add a lb of ground beef (and more salt) and brown (not just till it turns brown, you want bits of caramelized meat throughout), then add spices. I added ~ 2-3 tbsp chili powder, a tbsp cumin, tbsp paprika, 1/2 tbsp coriander, and 1/4 tsp cayenne. Stir spices into the meat and toast them for a minute or two. Then add a 15oz can crushed tomatoes (I used finely chopped by @pomiusa ) and 8oz beef bone broth. Salt again to taste.
✨ Turn it into mac + cheese: Add 1 lb short pasta of your choice to the chili along with 8oz more of bone broth and 3 cups whole milk. Add salt (again) and stir to combine. Let that simmer on medium/medium low until noodles are just about al dente, then turn off the heat and stir in 6oz each of shredded sharp cheddar and velveeta. You can put the velveeta in the freezer for a while to grate or just cube it up like I did. Though I’d recommend cubing it as small as you can so your arm doesn’t feel like it’s going to fall off from stirring so much. Once the cheese has melted and the pasta is al dente, it’s done!
✨ Serve on its own or with a dollop of Greek yogurt (or sour cream) and some fresh scallions or chives. 🤌🏻 About 500 cals + 30g protein/serving. Add beans + nutritional yeast for more fiber! 🫶
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