Easy Crock Pot Cheddar Chili Mac
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With this version of this Easy Crock Pot Cheddar Chili Mac, you have a delicious dish ready to be transferred straight to your table to serve!
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How to Make Easy Cheddar Chili Mac in a Crock Pot
Aunt Lou here.
I am at it again with this Easy Crock Pot Cheddar Chili Mac! I have honestly fallen in love with the double broiler method. By using this method, you do not have to worry about cheese burning and/or sticking to the insert. You also do not have to worry about the macaroni that touches the insert becoming dried out. This time around I used my 1.5 Quart Casserole Dish as my inner bowl. It was actual perfect! I could take it straight from my crock pot to my table, just like I would when I make something in the oven. The recipe is already in the pretty dish!
When making this dish, you can save some money a few different ways. You can use ground turkey in place of the ground beef. Another way is using generic brands for all the canned goods, seasoning and cheese. You can save just a little bit on each ingredient by doing this, but it can add up. Every little bit helps.
(If you would rather not use the double broiler method, you can find the original version here.)
What You Will Need for Easy Crock Pot Cheddar Chili Mac
Ingredients Needed
- 1 lb ground beef or ground turkey, browned and drained
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni, cooked and drained
- 15 oz can mild chili beans, undrained
- 10.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Optional garnish: additional shredded cheddar cheese
Equipment Needed
- Skillet and strainer or micro cooker
- Meat chopper
- Measuring cups
- Small pot and strainer
- Wooden spoon
- Large mixing bowl
- Safety can opener
- Can colander
- Measuring spoons
- 1 1/2 quart casserole dish or heat safe bowl that will fit in your slow cooker insert with the lid on
- 6-quart crock pot
- Water
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 10 to 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours on low or 45 minutes to 1 hour on high
General Notes
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- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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Easy Crock Pot Cheddar Chili Mac
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (or ground turkey) browned and drained
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni cooked and drained
- 15 oz can mild chili beans undrained
- 10.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies drained
- 1.5 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Mix together 1 lb ground beef (or ground turkey, browned and drained), 1 cup uncooked macaroni (cooked and drained), 15 oz can mild chili beans (undrained), 10.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies (drained), 1.5 teaspoon chili powder and 1 teaspoon garlic salt in a large bowl.
- Put about an inch of water in the insert of a 6-quart crock pot.
- Pour the mixture in a 1.5 quart casserole dish or heat safe bowl and place the bowl in the insert. (If the water comes over halfway up the side of the bowl, remove some water.)
- Sprinkle 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese evenly across the top of everything.
- Cover and cook 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours on low or 45 minutes to 1 hour on high.
Notes
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.ย The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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