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Jim's Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac
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Ground beef is browned and mixed with onion, tomatoes, chili beans, taco seasoning, and pasta for a Tex-Mex style chili-mac dinner.
serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
2 reviews
ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can (14.25 ounce size) Mexican or chili style stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
1 can (15 ounce size) chili beans, undrained
1 can (6 ounce size) tomato paste
1 cup water
3 cups elbow macaroni or small shells, slightly undercooked (less than al dente)
shredded Cheddar cheese
directions
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and onion. Cook, stirring to break up the meat, for 5 minutes or until the beef is cooked. Drain off any excess grease.
Add the stewed tomatoes and taco seasoning to the beef. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
Transfer the beef mixture to the crock pot. Add the chili beans, tomato paste, and water. Mix well.
Stir the pasta into the chili mixture. Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 2-3 hours or until heated through and the flavors have melded and the pasta has absorbed the liquid and is fully cooked.
Top with shredded cheese at serving time.
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
466 calories, 19 grams fat, 53 grams carbohydrates, 24 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
December 15, 2004
This is a good recipe. The only problem with it is that the macaroni becomes too soft. This recipe is better if made on the stove with a shorter cooking time. Then add the cooked macaroni and heat through. I will make this recipe again using the new cooking directions.
May 28, 2003
This recipe is SO easy. You can easily adjust it to your own preferences as well - adding more or less spice, etc. You can also use packaged (or homemade) mac n cheese in place of the plain pasta shells for a cheesier meal. We think this recipe would qualify as comfort food.