Lighter Chili Mac

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Lighter Chili Mac a try. This recipe serves 6. For $1.56 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 282 calories. This recipe from Taste and Tell Blog requires canned black beans, short pasta, green chiles, and onion. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. A couple people made this recipe, and 45 would say it hit the spot. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 74%. This score is good. Try Lighter Baked Mac & Cheese aka Hidden Veggie Mac & Cheese, Lighter Creamy Mac & Cheese, and Lighter Stove-top Mac and Cheese #SundaySupper #FamilyDinnerTable for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 (8 oz) can of tomato sauce

1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes

2 teaspoons chili powder

½ teaspoon garlic salt

1 (4 oz) can diced green chiles, drained

1 pound lean ground beef

½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

¾ cup chopped onion

½ cup short cut pasta

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and the onion until the beef is no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pasta, green chiles, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and then cover the pan. Cook an additional 20 minutes, or until the pasta is tender, stirring often.Top with the Monterey Jack cheese and let sit until the cheese has melted.

 

Step by step:


1. In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and the onion until the beef is no longer pink.

2. Drain off any excess grease.

3. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pasta, green chiles, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and then cover the pan. Cook an additional 20 minutes, or until the pasta is tender, stirring often.Top with the Monterey Jack cheese and let sit until the cheese has melted.


Nutrition Information:

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281k Calories
25g Protein
7g Total Fat
28g Carbs
16% Health Score
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Calories
281k
14%

Fat
7g
11%

  Saturated Fat
3g
23%

Carbohydrates
28g
10%

  Sugar
6g
7%

Cholesterol
55mg
18%

Sodium
930mg
40%

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Protein
25g
52%

Zinc
4mg
33%

Fiber
8g
33%

Phosphorus
324mg
32%

Selenium
21µg
31%

Vitamin B3
6mg
30%

Vitamin B12
1µg
30%

Vitamin B6
0.53mg
27%

Iron
4mg
26%

Potassium
875mg
25%

Manganese
0.46mg
23%

Copper
0.41mg
20%

Vitamin B2
0.32mg
19%

Magnesium
71mg
18%

Vitamin C
14mg
18%

Folate
67µg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Calcium
138mg
14%

Vitamin E
1mg
13%

Vitamin A
584IU
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
10%

Vitamin K
5µg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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