Easy Chili

Name: Easy Chili
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb lean ground turkey; 1 envelope chili seasoning mix (I prefer McCormick's); 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 2 (15 ounce) cans ranch style beans (or your favorite beans); 1 34 cups water; 34 cup small elbow macaroni or 4 ounces spaghetti noodles, broken into pieces (optional)

7 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb lean ground turkey
1 envelope chili seasoning mix (I prefer McCormick's)
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (15 ounce) cans ranch style beans (or your favorite beans)
1 34 cups water
34 cup small elbow macaroni or 4 ounces spaghetti noodles, broken into pieces (optional)

Directions

1

Brown meat and drain off any grease (I use turkey so I don't have extra grease) in a stew pot or dutch-oven pot.
2

Sprinkle chili mix over meat, stir to mix.
3

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, and water.
4

Stir well.
5

Add small elbow macaroni noodles or broken spaghetti noodles, if desired.
6

Simmer for 20 minutes, or until noodles are done.
7

Stir occasionally to prevent sticking to bottom of pot.