Dinner

Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe is for Dinner.

Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe takes several minutes to prepare.

Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe takes 30 minutes to cook.

Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe are:

1 TBSP extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground turkey or ground beef
1 medium sized onion, minced
1 TBSP chili powder
1 TBSP cumin
? tsp salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 TBSP brown sugar
2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
2 cups water
8 ounces (2 cups) elbow macaroni, I used Barilla Plus
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 cups shredded cheese (I used 2 % cheddar jack but you can use pepper jack or a Mexican shredded cheese blend)

Here is how you make Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe:

Heat oil in a deep skillet medium heat. Add the ground turkey or beef, onion, chili powder, cumin and ? teaspoon salt. Cook the meat until it is no longer pink. Drain off any excess fat or grease (the amount will depend on how lean your meat is). Stir in garlic and brown sugar and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce, water, and macaroni. Cover and cook, stirring often and keeping the heat at a steady simmer, until the macaroni is tender, about 12?14 minutes.Stir in 1 cup of the cheese and sprinkle remaining 1 cup of cheese over the top. Cover and let sit off the heat until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.Serving Size: 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PSHUKLA4.

The nutritional information for Cook's Illustrated Skilled Chili Mac Recipe is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 620.6

• Total Fat: 26.9 g
• Cholesterol: 94.2 mg
• Sodium: 2,066.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
• Protein: 38.7 g