Beef / Pork

Ultimate Chili Mac takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Ultimate Chili Mac takes 15 minutes to cook.

Ultimate Chili Mac makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Ultimate Chili Mac are:

8 oz Barilla Elbow Macaroni
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw
6 gram(s) bell pepper, red, sweet, raw
6 clove Garlic
2 tbsp Chili powder
3 tsp Cumin (ground) (by IVORYGRL1)
8 serving ( 3 oz ) Ground bison (buffalo)
29 oz Contadina Tomato Puree (29oz) (by JAMIE720)
1.5 cup Tomatoes (stewed)
3 tsp packed Brown Sugar
2.5 cup, shredded Cheddar Cheese

Here is how you make Ultimate Chili Mac:

Cook macaroni according to package directions. Leave out 3/4 cup of water to add later. Set aside. In the olive oil saute the chopped onion and red pepper until softened. Stir in garlic, chili powder and cumin and cook until fragrant. Stir in buffalo and cook until no pink is showing. Stir in tomato puree and stewed tomatoes with juice, sugar and reserved cooking water. Simmer for 20 minutes.Season with salt and pepper, stir in macaroni and 1 cup of cheese. Mix until clumps are gone. Transfer to 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Top with remaining cheese. Bake until bubbling around edges and cheese is spotty brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool and serve.Serving Size: Makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAT127L.

The nutritional information for Ultimate Chili Mac is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 4,384.0

• Total Fat: 234.4 g
• Cholesterol: 863.3 mg
• Sodium: 3,320.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 294.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 18.2 g
• Protein: 268.1 g