Easy Italian-Style Chili

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Wow! The easiest and most delicious chili recipe ever!!! I made the following additions: seasoned the meat with various spices, added a can of diced tomatoes(seasoned with ...read more

posted by

Lindsey198

on 1/23/2011

time

prep:

10 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1-1/3 cups each

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce

cups water

cups medium-size pasta shapes, any variety, uncooked

can (15 oz.) kidney beans, drained, rinsed

medium onion, chopped

1/3

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

Tbsp. chili powder

Make It

BROWN meat in large saucepan; drain.

ADD spaghetti sauce, water, pasta, beans, onions, 1/4 cup of the cheese and the chili powder; stir. Cover; cook on medium heat 10 to 12 min. or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.

SPRINKLE with the remaining cheese just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare as directed, substituting 1 lb. Italian sausage for the ground beef and/or cannellini beans for the kidney beans.

Make it Easy

Omit meat, spaghetti sauce, beans, onions and chili powder. Cook 2 cans (15 oz. each) chili, with or without beans, in large skillet on medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add pasta, water and 1/4 cup of the cheese; stir. Cover; cook 10 to 12 min. or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese just before serving.

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learning2breathe

posted:7/18/2007

This is delicious! Instead of the kidney beans and onions though, we use a handful of frozen chopped green peppers. And instead of chili powder, we use chili flakes. It is a very easy meal to make and we both love it.

Panyards

posted:7/14/2007

Amazing! I added a little more chili powder, some garlic salt and garlic powder (I didn't have garlic cloves), more water and some tomato chunks. We'll definitely make it again!

sugarhigh1605

posted:7/8/2007

This was excellent! It was a fantastic meal and really easy. The pasta did take a little longer to cook than the recipe said, but otherwise it was right on! I sprinkled a bit of cheddar cheese on top instead of the parmesan. YUM!

DebThompson

posted:6/25/2007

I looked at everyone's comments and made it with their additions...thank you everyone...the little bit of garlic added to it and more chil powder and extra water was perfect. I will enjoy making this easy recipe again.

a cook

posted:4/30/2007

My husband and I both love this recipe. I do recommend adding in more chili powder if you want an actual chili taste to it. We are going to add in more sauce next time because it cooked down a lot and ended up not being as soup-like as the photo.

chinskij

posted:4/29/2007

GreaT! My picky eater even loved it....I enhanced it with minced garlic.

a cook

posted:3/21/2007

My husband liked it. Not his favorite chili but he said it was good enough to make again.

gericonamber

posted:2/13/2007

I loved this recipe. at first i was sceptical but i loved it. I did add a can of italian style tomatoes in the juice and added about another 1/2 c. water. Wonderful!!!!

a cook

posted:2/6/2007

I loved this chili! It was very easy to make and it didn't tast as "Italian" as I thought it would. I also really like having the pasta in it as well. I used small whole wheat shells which was very good and added more nutrition as well. YUM!!!

myboys0312

posted:1/29/2007

Never made chili before, and this was easy and tasted great. whole family enjoyed it.