Chili Mac

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp dried minced onion
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 pound ground beef
• 15 oz can dark red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup elbow macaroni

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix together flour, dried minced onion, chili powder, salt, crushed red pepper, dried minced garlic, sugar and ground cumin.

2. 2

   Brown ground beef in a skillet. Drain off fat from ground beef and return beef to pan.

3. 3

   Add seasoning mixture, water, beans and tomatoes and stir to combine. At this point you can add in anything else that you want to personalize the recipe. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   Prepare elbow macaroni per package directions. Drain and stir into chili.