Chili-Macaroni and Cheese
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By Just A Pinch KitchenCrew
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Ingredients
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2 Tbspchili powder
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1 Tbspcumin
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1 Tbspunsalted butter
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3/4 ccorn flake crumbs
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1/4 cflour
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4 cmilk
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2 tspsalt
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1/2 tsphot sauce
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12 ozshredded cheddar cheese
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1 lbmacaroni, elbow
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1 lbground beef
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1finely chopped onion
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2 Tbsptomato paste
How to Make Chili-Macaroni and Cheese
- Heat oven to 375.
- Coat 13x9x2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Bring large pot salted water to boil.
- Mix chili powder and cumin.
- Melt butter in medium-size saucepan.
- Add cornflake crumbs, stirring to coat.
- Scrape onto waxed paper; reserve for topping. (Wipe out saucepan with paper towel.)
- Shake flour and 1 cup milk in covered container until smooth.
- Combine remaining milk, salt, hot pepper sauce and 1 tablespoon chili powder mixture in saucepan.
- Bring to simmering.
- Whisk flour-milk mixture into chili mixture in saucepan; cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until thickened and smooth.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in 2 cups of the cheese and cover.
- Cook macaroni in boiling water for about 8 minutes or until firm but tender; drain.
- Meanwhile, heat nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add beef and onion; cook, breaking of meat, for 6 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Carefully drain excess liquid from skillet.
- Stir tomato paste and remaining chili powder mixture into meat mixture; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Combine macaroni and cheese sauce in macaroni cooking pot.
- Spoon half of mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Spoon meat mixture evenly over top, spreading level.
- Top with remaining macaroni.
- Sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese and reserved corn flake crumbs.
- Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.
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