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    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Published: Apr 9, 2016 · Modified: Aug 25, 2019 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac is total comfort food. The easiest and best slow cooker chili recipe, and pasta, totally covered in cheese!   

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    My grandmother used to put macaroni noodles in chili when we came home for lunch from grade school. She made the best lunches. I can’t help but love this version of that dish now. Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac totally reminds me of then!

    Frankly, so many of the recipes I make regularly now are because of both of my grandmothers!  They were both amazing in their own special way and both knew how to feed a small army of satisfied soldiers in the kitchen!  I have always tried to be exactly like them or as much as humanly possible!

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Ingredients in Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    • ground beef, pork, turkey, chicken or sausage
    • onion
    • celery
    • carrots
    • garlic
    • diced tomatoes
    • kidney beans or chick peas
    • corn
    • thyme
    • salt
    • pepper
    • chili powder
    • brown sugar
    • worcestershire sauce
    • pasta
    • cooking spray

    Options

    • hot sauce
    • green onions
    • sour cream
    • shredded cheese

    How to make Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Turn slow cooker up to high and coat with cooking spray.

    Crumble your ground meat all over the bottom of the slow cooker.

    Pour in the canned tomatoes over top of the raw ground meat.

    Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, kidney beans or chick peas, corn, thyme, salt, pepper, chili powder, thyme, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce.

    Cover and turn slow cooker down to low for 7-8 hours.

    Remove lid and stir chili well with a wooden spoon.

    Boil water and make pasta according to package directions.

    Rinse and drain.

    Mix with chili as you are serving.

    Serve with green onions, shredded cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

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    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac is total comfort food. The easiest and best slow cooker chili recipe, and pasta, totally covered in cheese!
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • large slow cooker

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound lean ground beef, pork, sausage, turkey, chicken
    • 1 small onion, chopped
    • 2 ribs celery, chopped
    • 2 carrots, chopped
    • 2 tblsp garlic, minced
    • 1 can (28 oz) canned tomatoes, diced, undrained
    • 1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
    • 1 can (15 oz) corn, rinsed and drained
    • 2 teaspoon thyme leaves, dried, ground
    • 1 teaspoon pepper or cayenne
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2-3 tblsp chili powder to taste
    • 2 tblsp brown sugar, packed
    • 2 tblsp Worcestershire sauce
    • 2 cups cooked pasta of your choice
    • cooking spray

    Options

    • hot sauce
    • green onion. thinly sliced
    • cheese, shredded
    • sour cream

    Instructions
     

    • Turn slow cooker up to high and coat with cooking spray.
    • Crumble your ground meat all over the bottom of the slow cooker.
    • Pour in the canned tomatoes over top of the raw ground meat.
    • Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, kidney beans, corn, chick peas, thyme, salt, pepper, chili powder, thyme, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce.
    • Cover and turn slow cooker down to low for 7-8 hours.
    • Remove lid and stir chili well with a wooden spoon.
    • Boil water and make pasta according to package directions. Rinse and drain.
    • Mix pasta with chili as you are serving.
    • Serve with green onions, shredded cheese and sour cream if desired. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Keyword best chili, cheddar cheese, chili, crock pot, easy slow cooker, macaroni
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Slow Cooker Cheesy Chili Mac

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