What's for dinner? Chili cheese pasta bake

What's for dinner? Chili cheese pasta bake

My kids love noodles... love, love, LOVE them. And honestly, so does my husband and I as well. So, we try all sorts of things with pasta, this is my latest, made it last night.

Chili cheese pasta bake:

1 lb ground beef (we used venison but I know that's not something allot of people use)

3c elbow mac noodles

14.5oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes (or fresh tom. diced and roasted)

27oz can Busch's chili beans

16 oz mild cheddar, shredded (divide into 2 8oz sections)

4oz Velveeta cubed

2 eggs

 3 tbsp chili powder

3 tsp cumin

1tbsp salt (plus extra for boiling noodles)

Saute onions and meat together with chili powder, salt and cumin until meat (if you do use venison you will need to add a tbsp or 2 of olive oil as it is more lean than beef) is browned and the onions are translucent. Add beans, tomatoes to meat mixture and simmer together on med-low heat.  Boil noodles to al-dente in salty water, drain. In large bowl mix noodles with meat/onion mixture then add 8oz of the cheese, mix well. In small bowl scramble the 2 eggs and then stir in quickly to noodle mixture. Pour into 9x13in glass pan, place Velveeta evenly around the mixture and then top with the remainder of the shredded cheddar. Bake at 375 about 25 min or until cheese starts to brown.

 

ENJOY!

(It was definitely a hit with my husband and our kids who love anything involving noodles and cheese)