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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Fishe11

posted:9/21/2006

This recipe was so easy to make and tasted fanastic. The kids really enjoyed it too. The recipe made alot!! But leftovers were just as good.

a cook

posted:8/23/2006

made this today and it was great,easy and spicy just the way my boyfriend and i love it ,i added diced tomatoes with jalapenos to add a little more spice and boy did it work...i will make this again for sure

oraliav

posted:7/13/2006

I didnt include beans and it was still very good.

shane_and_elizabeth

posted:6/20/2006

I LOVE chili and this version was really simple and delicious. I'd never thought of putting pasta in chili, but it was GREAT. I'll be making this over and over!

lladybuggz

posted:6/7/2006

A hit

thinwagon1

posted:6/6/2006

This was wonderful and yummy- Used 1/2 big shell noodles and 1/2 salad shell noodles, just to make it interesting. :D

a cook

posted:3/6/2006

My family said this was a keeper.