Chili Mac

14 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound corkscrew shaped pasta with lines or elbows with lines
  • 2 pounds ground sirloin
  • 2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan in a slow stream) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, seed and chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 palm fuls) dark chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons (1 palm ful) cumin
  • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper sauce
  • Coarse salt
  • 1 cup beer or beef broth
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
  • 1 (14-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • Chopped scallions, for garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large pot, boil pasta until al dente.
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, in a big, deep pot, brown beef in oil over medium high heat.
  3. 3
    Add onions, peppers, and garlic.
  4. 4
    Season meat mixture with chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
  5. 5
    Cook together 5 minutes, stir in beer or broth, and reduce liquid by half, 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    Stir in tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Drain pasta.
  8. 8
    Add hot pasta to chili pot and stir to coat pasta evenly.
  9. 9
    Remove from heat and garnish big bowlfuls of chili mac with chopped scallions.

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