Gramma's Old Fashioned Chili Mac

This old-fashioned chili mac is a family recipe made with ground beef, elbow macaroni, onion, kidney beans, green bell pepper, and condensed tomato soup.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 489 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup elbow macaroni
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
• 0.125 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 large green bell pepper, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni; cook in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Place celery and bell pepper in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until tender; drain.

Step 3

Cook and stir ground beef in a large heavy skillet over medium heat until crumbly and evenly browned. Add onion; cook and stir until tender and translucent. Drain excess fat.

Step 4

Add celery and bell pepper to beef-onion mixture in the skillet. Stir in diced tomatoes, condensed soup, kidney beans, and brown sugar until evenly combined; season with salt and pepper. Stir in macaroni and cook until heated through.