Dinner

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac is for Dinner.

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac takes 300 minutes to cook.

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac are:

1/2 pound ground lean beef (7% fat or less)
1/2 pound lean ground pork
1 large red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
3/4 teasponn salt
1/2 teaspon black pepper
1 (28 oz) can whole tomatoes in puree
1/2 cup tomato puree
4 oz Barilla Plus whoe wheat elbow macaroni

Here is how you make Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac:

1. Place large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add beef and pork. Brown meat, breaking it apart with wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Drain off any fat; add bell peppers, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer meat and vegetable mixture to 5- or 6- quart slow cooker.2. Add tomatoes to skillet and break up with spoon. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in tomato puree. Pour tomato mixture into slow cooker; stir to mix well. Cover and cook until vegetables are fork-tender, 5 - 7 hours on low.3. About 20 minutes before cooking time is up, cook macaroni according to package directions, omitting salt if desired.4. At end of cooking time, stir macaroni into slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until macaroni is heated through, about 5 minutes.Makes 6 servings, 1 1/4 cups each.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GOBNAIT2.

The nutritional information for Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chili Mac is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 269.6

• Total Fat: 12.7 g
• Cholesterol: 40.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,341.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
• Protein: 11.9 g