Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cooking light's chili mac. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cooking Light's Chili Mac is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cooking Light's Chili Mac is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cooking light's chili mac using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cooking Light's Chili Mac:

1. Get olive oil
2. Get onion, chopped
3. Make ready green bell pepper, chopped
4. Make ready Trader Joe's Beefless Ground Beef
5. Make ready chopped garlic
6. Make ready water
7. Prepare can of tomato sauce, no salt added
8. Prepare can of diced tomatoes, no salt added
9. Get can of red beans, drained
10. Get tomato paste
11. Get uncooked elbow macaroni
12. Prepare frozen corn
13. Make ready chili powder
14. Prepare cumin
15. Make ready sea salt
16. Take grated cheddar cheese
17. Prepare Trader Joe's corn chips

Steps to make Cooking Light's Chili Mac:

1. In a large dutch oven, saute onion in olive oil on medium heat until soft. Add green pepper and saute until soft. Add some water to saute and prevent scorching if needed. Also you may cover, stirring frequently to hasten cooking along.
2. Add Beefless Ground Beef and garlic. Saute until heated through and slightly browned. Add 1/2 cup of water. Simmer for 3-4 minutes covered to combine flavors.
3. Heat 1-2 quarts of water in a small saucepan to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Drain when cooked.
4. Add canned tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, red beans, and tomato paste to Beefless beef mixture and stir to combine.
5. Add elbow macaroni and corn. Stir to combine. Add chili powder, cumin and salt. You may add pepper if you prefer. I use Chimayo chile powder and recommend it if you can obtain it.
6. Cook for 30 minutes simmering on low medium heat. Stir every 10 minutes to prevent scorching. Add 1/4 c of water if needed. The final result should not be very saucy.
7. Serve in shallow bowls, top with cheddar cheese. Corn chips on the side. Use to scoop up chili mac or crumbled on top. Both are preferred methods in our house.

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