Cheesy Baked Chili Mac Comfort Food Casserole
Just like the stuff Mom made from the Hamburger Helper box, only better. Flavorful homemade chili with ground beef, cheese, and macaroni.
Servings 2
Calories 590kcal
Equipment
- Large skillet.
- Large pot
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 ounces macaroni
- 4 ounces tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- ½ cup water
- 2 teaspoons chili powder more if you like it spicy
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- Sliced scallions and sour cream for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Add macaroni to boiling salted water and cook to al dente' stage, then drain.
- While macaroni is cooking, brown onion in olive oil, in a large skillet, on medium high heat until just translucent.
- Add the ground beef and continue to cook until browned and crumbly.
- To the ground beef mixture add tomato sauce, ketchup, water, chili powder, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese. Continue to heat until cheese is melted.
- Pour the macaroni and ground beef mixture into a small casserole dish. Sprinkle on the remaining ¼ cup of cheese.
- Bake at 325 degrees until the cheese on top melts and chili mac is heated through.
- Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of finely sliced scallions.
Nutrition
Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 1604mg | Potassium: 872mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1470IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 347mg | Iron: 4mg