{"id":52636,"date":"2018-05-01T20:56:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T10:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/?p=52636"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:53:02","slug":"chili-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chili Mac and Cheese<\/strong> is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites &#8212; Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Easy Homemade Chili Mac and Cheese loaded with beans is the ultimate casserole, ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! A pasta recipe with a <em>KICK <\/em>of spice and incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!&nbsp;Great for using up leftover chili OR make straight from scratch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans in a bowl\" class=\"wp-image-52752\" title=\"Chili Mac | cafedelites.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-how-to-make-nbsp-chili-mac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Make&nbsp;Chili Mac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two comfort foods combine together in one pan for the best thing you&#8217;ll ever eat in your life &#8212; well apart from this <a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/tuscan-chicken-mac-and-cheese\/\">Tuscan Chicken Mac and Cheese<\/a>. This one is on a whole other level of greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With many one pot Mac and cheese recipes on the inter-webs, this recipe is different in that you have the option of using leftover chili (something like this <a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/beef-bean-jalapeno-chili\/\">Beef Bean Jalape\u00f1o Chili recipe<\/a>, for example), OR make an incredibly tasty chili from scratch! This Chili Mac is RICH with favour! There&#8217;s so much of it in this casserole we found ourselves eating it straight out of the pan! Plates are way overrated with something like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/beef-bean-jalapeno-chili\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1560\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl full of Full of ground beef, beans and\u00a0Jalape\u00f1o peppers! \" class=\"wp-image-45455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-270x405.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Beef-Chili-IMAGE-2-180x270.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-chili-mac-ingredients\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chili Mac Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, you&#8217;re going to get your pasta boiling while you start on your Chili. Lord help me this Chili is so good! The main ingredients in this recipe is the usual:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ground beef &#8212; I use lean beef in this. You can also use ground chicken or turkey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beans &#8212; Both red kidney beans and black beans, but you can substitute with any you like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tomato based ingredients for the best Chili sauce &#8212; crushed tomatoes AND tomato puree (aka Passata in Australia). I also add in tomato paste in this recipe to get the thickness and richness happening faster without having to wait hours!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3.jpg\" alt=\"Chili Mac and Cheese is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! \" class=\"wp-image-52755\" title=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with Ground Beef | cafedelites.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-seasonings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasonings:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ground cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smoked paprika (or hot or sweet paprika also taste good in this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red chili powder (or Cayenne)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ingredients list may look a little long BUT you can&#8217;t have a really good flavoured Chili and skimp out on seasonings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-cheese\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cheese<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used a mixture of American cheddar and mozzarella in this recipe just for the flavour and texture of those, but you can use Monterey Jack or a Mexican blend. You could also use Provolone or any other cheese you love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Chili Mac and Cheese \" class=\"wp-image-52753\" title=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans and incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for! | cafedelites.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve mixed your cooked pasta together with your chili, broil (or grill) the cheese topping for a couple of minutes to get it bubbly and melted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garnish with some jalapeno slices and chopped cilantro, and\u00a0ENJOY! For best outcome, pair it with my <a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/best-lentil-soup\/\">Lentil Soup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4.jpg\" alt=\"Cheesy Chili Mac and Cheese \" class=\"wp-image-52754\" title=\"Chili Mac | cafedelites.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-52638\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"52638\" data-servings=\"8\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-cwp-food\"><div class=\"cwp-food-header\">\n\t<div class=\"cwp-food-header__right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-square nopin\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-300x300 size-300x300\" alt=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans in a bowl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cwp-food-buttons\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;visibility: hidden;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-slickstream-not-saved wprm-recipe-slickstream wprm-recipe-link wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe-id=\"52638\">Save<\/a><a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;visibility: hidden;display: none;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-slickstream-saved wprm-recipe-slickstream wprm-recipe-link wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe-id=\"52638\">Saved<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/bookmarklet\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcafedelites.com%2Fchili-mac%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fcafedelites.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F05%2FBeef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg&amp;description=Ground+Beef+Chili+Mac+And+Cheese&amp;is_video=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-recipe=\"52638\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/\" data-media=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\" data-description=\"Ground Beef Chili Mac And Cheese\" data-repin=\"\" role=\"button\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-pin wprm-recipe-link wprm-block-text-normal\">Pin<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wprm_print\/ground-beef-chili-mac-and-cheese\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-recipe-link wprm-print-recipe-shortcode wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe-id=\"52638\" data-template=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"cwp-food-header__left\">\n\t\t<div><style>#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0 .wprm-rating-star.wprm-rating-star-full svg * { fill: var(--wp--custom--color--star); }#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0 .wprm-rating-star.wprm-rating-star-33 svg * { fill: url(#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-33); }#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0 .wprm-rating-star.wprm-rating-star-50 svg * { fill: url(#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-50); }#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0 .wprm-rating-star.wprm-rating-star-66 svg * { fill: url(#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-66); }linearGradient#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-33 stop { stop-color: var(--wp--custom--color--star); }linearGradient#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-50 stop { stop-color: var(--wp--custom--color--star); }linearGradient#wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-66 stop { stop-color: var(--wp--custom--color--star); }<\/style><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"display:block;width:0px;height:0px\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-33\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"33%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"33%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><defs><linearGradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-50\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><defs><linearGradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-66\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"66%\" stop-opacity=\"1\" \/><stop offset=\"66%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\" \/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><div id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-rating wprm-recipe-rating-recipe-52638 wprm-user-rating wprm-recipe-rating-inline wprm-user-rating-not-voted wprm-user-rating-allowed\" data-recipe=\"52638\" data-average=\"5\" data-count=\"19\" data-total=\"95\" data-user=\"0\" data-decimals=\"2\"data-modal-uid=\"user-rating\"><span class=\"wprm-rating-star wprm-rating-star-1 wprm-rating-star-full\" data-rating=\"1\" data-color=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Rate this recipe 1 out of 5 stars\" onmouseenter=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onfocus=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onmouseleave=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onblur=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onclick=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" onkeypress=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g  transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"12,2.6 15,9 21.4,9 16.7,13.9 18.6,21.4 12,17.6 5.4,21.4 7.3,13.9 2.6,9 9,9 \" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"wprm-rating-star wprm-rating-star-2 wprm-rating-star-full\" data-rating=\"2\" data-color=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Rate this recipe 2 out of 5 stars\" onmouseenter=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onfocus=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onmouseleave=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onblur=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onclick=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" onkeypress=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g  transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"12,2.6 15,9 21.4,9 16.7,13.9 18.6,21.4 12,17.6 5.4,21.4 7.3,13.9 2.6,9 9,9 \" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"wprm-rating-star wprm-rating-star-3 wprm-rating-star-full\" data-rating=\"3\" data-color=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Rate this recipe 3 out of 5 stars\" onmouseenter=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onfocus=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onmouseleave=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onblur=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onclick=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" onkeypress=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g  transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"12,2.6 15,9 21.4,9 16.7,13.9 18.6,21.4 12,17.6 5.4,21.4 7.3,13.9 2.6,9 9,9 \" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"wprm-rating-star wprm-rating-star-4 wprm-rating-star-full\" data-rating=\"4\" data-color=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Rate this recipe 4 out of 5 stars\" onmouseenter=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onfocus=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onmouseleave=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onblur=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onclick=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" onkeypress=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g  transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"12,2.6 15,9 21.4,9 16.7,13.9 18.6,21.4 12,17.6 5.4,21.4 7.3,13.9 2.6,9 9,9 \" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"wprm-rating-star wprm-rating-star-5 wprm-rating-star-full\" data-rating=\"5\" data-color=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Rate this recipe 5 out of 5 stars\" onmouseenter=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onfocus=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.enter(this)\" onmouseleave=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onblur=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.leave(this)\" onclick=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" onkeypress=\"window.WPRecipeMaker.userRating.click(this, event)\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g  transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><polygon fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--wp--custom--color--star)\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" points=\"12,2.6 15,9 21.4,9 16.7,13.9 18.6,21.4 12,17.6 5.4,21.4 7.3,13.9 2.6,9 9,9 \" stroke-linejoin=\"miter\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"wprm-recipe-rating-details wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-rating-average\">5<\/span> from <span class=\"wprm-recipe-rating-count\">19<\/span> votes<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-none\">Ground Beef Chili Mac And Cheese<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-separate wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-author-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-author-label\">By <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-author wprm-block-text-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/about\/\" target=\"_self\">Karina Carrel<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-meta-container wprm-recipe-custom-container wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-details-container-separated wprm-block-text-none\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-separated wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-prep-time-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-prep-time-label\">Prep Time: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-none\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time wprm-recipe-prep_time-minutes\">10<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time-unit wprm-recipe-prep_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-separated wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-cook-time-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-cook-time-label\">Cook Time: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-none\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-minutes\">20<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-separated wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-total-time-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-total-time-label\">Total Time: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-none\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">30<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-separated wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-servings-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-none wprm-recipe-servings-label\">Servings: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-with-unit\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-servings-52638 wprm-recipe-servings-adjustable-tooltip wprm-block-text-none\" data-recipe=\"52638\" aria-label=\"Adjust recipe servings\">8<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-block-text-none\">servings<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary wprm-block-text-normal\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites &#8211; Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using <a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/beef-bean-jalapeno-chili\/\">beef bean<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/beef-bean-jalapeno-chili\/\"> chili<\/a> OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!<\/span><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cwp-food-content\">\n\t<div class=\"wpforms-container one-line save-recipe wpforms-location-save_recipe_wprm\" id=\"wpforms-83720\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-83720\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"83720\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\" data-token=\"549bd694e6fb0e24d6e75609a497d3a2\" data-token-time=\"1788551648\"><div class=\"wpforms-head-container\"><div class=\"wpforms-title\">Save this recipe!<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-description\">Get this sent to your inbox, plus get new recipes from us every week!<\/div><\/div><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-83720-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-type=\"email\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-83720-field_1\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-83720-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-83720-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-hidden\" data-field-type=\"hidden\" data-field-id=\"2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"wpforms-83720-field_2\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" value=\"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)\"><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-83720-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-hidden\" data-field-type=\"hidden\" data-field-id=\"3\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"wpforms-83720-field_3\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" value=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#wprm-recipe-container-52638\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"83720\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_title\" value=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url_referer\" value=\"http:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-83720\" class=\"wpforms-submit wp-element-button\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Save\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Save<\/button><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container -->\n\t\n\t<div id=\"recipe-52638-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-ingredients-no-images wprm-recipe-52638-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"52638\" data-servings=\"8\"><h3 id=\"recipe-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Ingredients&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-unit-conversion-container wprm-unit-conversion-container-52638 wprm-unit-conversion-container-buttons wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-radius: var(--wp--custom--border-radius--tiny);\"><button class=\"wprm-unit-conversion wprmpuc-active\" data-system=\"1\" data-recipe=\"52638\" style=\"background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);\" aria-label=\"Change unit system to US\">US<\/button><button class=\"wprm-unit-conversion\" data-system=\"2\" data-recipe=\"52638\" style=\"background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);border-left: 1px solid var(--wp--preset--color--primary);\" aria-label=\"Change unit system to Metric\">Metric<\/button><\/div>&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings-container wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings-52638-container wprm-toggle-container wprm-toggle-buttons-container wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"--wprm-toggle-button-background: var(--wp--preset--color--background);--wprm-toggle-button-accent: var(--wp--preset--color--primary);--wprm-toggle-button-radius: var(--wp--custom--border-radius--tiny);\"><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle wprm-toggle-active\" data-multiplier=\"1\" data-servings=\"8\" data-recipe=\"52638\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 1x\">1x<\/button><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle\" data-multiplier=\"2\" data-servings=\"8\" data-recipe=\"52638\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 2x\">2x<\/button><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle\" data-multiplier=\"3\" data-servings=\"8\" data-recipe=\"52638\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 3x\">3x<\/button><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"0\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-0\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;8&#032;ounces&#032;macaroni pasta&#032;dry, cooked to al dente and drained\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-0\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">8<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">ounces<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">macaroni pasta<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">dry, cooked to al dente and drained<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"1\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-1\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;tablespoon&#032;olive oil\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-1\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">olive oil<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"2\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-2\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;yellow onion&#032;large, diced\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-2\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">yellow onion<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">large, diced<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"3\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-3\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1\/2&#032;green pepper&#032;seeded and diced\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-3\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">green pepper<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">seeded and diced<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"4\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-4\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;4&#032;cloves&#032;garlic&#032;minced, or 1 tablespoon minced garlic\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-4\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">4<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cloves<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">garlic<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">minced, or 1 tablespoon minced garlic<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"5\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-5\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;pound&#032;lean ground beef\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-5\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">pound<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">lean ground beef<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"6\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-6\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;tablespoon&#032;ground cumin&#032;or Cayenne, adjust to your tastes\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-6\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">ground cumin<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or Cayenne, adjust to your tastes<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"17\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-7\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;tablespoon&#032;red chili powder\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-7\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">red chili powder<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"7\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-8\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1\/2&#032;teaspoon&#032;smoked paprika&#032;or sweet paprika\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-8\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">smoked paprika<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or sweet paprika<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"8\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-9\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1\/2&#032;teaspoon&#032;salt\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-9\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">salt<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"9\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-10\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;7&#032;oz &#032;crushed tomatoes\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-10\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">7<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz <\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">crushed tomatoes<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"10\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-11\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;7&#032;oz&#032;tomato puree&#032;or Passata, condensed tomato soup for Aussies\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-11\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">7<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">tomato puree<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or Passata, condensed tomato soup for Aussies<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"11\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-12\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;cup&#032;beef broth&#032;or chicken\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-12\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">beef broth<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or chicken<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"12\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-13\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;tablespoon&#032;tomato paste\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-13\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">tomato paste<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"13\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-14\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;14&#032;oz&#032;red kidney beans&#032;drained\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-14\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">14<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">red kidney beans<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">drained<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"14\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-15\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;7&#032;oz&#032;black beans&#032;drained\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-15\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">7<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">black beans<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">drained<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"15\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-16\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;cup&#032;shredded Cheddar Cheese&#032;or Monterey Jack\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-16\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">shredded Cheddar Cheese<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">or Monterey Jack<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"16\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"wprm-checkbox-17\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" aria-label=\"&nbsp;1&#032;cup&#032;shredded mozzarella cheese\"><label for=\"wprm-checkbox-17\" class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet>&#x25a2; <\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">shredded mozzarella cheese<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"recipe-52638-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-52638-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"52638\"><h3 id=\"recipe-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Instructions&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Heat oil in large heavy-based pot (or casserole pot) over medium-high heat. Add onions and saut\u00e9 until transparent, then add the green peppers (or capsicum) and garlic, saut\u00e9ing for a further minute until the garlic is fragrant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up any big chunks with the end of your wooden spoon. Stir in the cumin, chili powder, paprika and salt and mix through until beef is fully coated in the seasonings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Mix in the crushed tomatoes along with the juices, tomato puree, broth, tomato paste and beans. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and allow to simmer while stirring occasionally, until the chili thickens (about 10 minutes).&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Preheat oven broiler (or grill) on medium heat.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Add the cooked pasta and toss well to combine. Top with cheese, transfer to oven and broil for 2 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and melted.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-52638-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Garnish with sliced jalape\u00f1os and chopped cilantro (optional).&nbsp;<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Serve with sour cream.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"recipe-video\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"recipe-52638-notes\" class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\" style=\"\">Notes<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\"><span style=\"display: block;\">*The chili can be made up to 2 days ahead using our <a href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/beef-bean-jalapeno-chili\/\">beef bean jalapeno recipe<\/a>\u00a0(you will only need half of the recipe). After cooking, allow to cool completely, cover and refrigerate.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<span style=\"display: block;\">*If using leftover chili, you will need 4 cups of cooked chili! Mix it through the cooked pasta, top with cheese and ENJOY!<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"cwp-food-nutrition\">\n\t\t<div id=\"recipe-52638-nutrition\" class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-shortcode-container\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-nutrition-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\" style=\"\">Nutrition<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-container wprm-nutrition-label-container-simple wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-calories\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Calories: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">452<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">kcal<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-carbohydrates\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Carbohydrates: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">46<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-protein\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Protein: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">30<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-fat\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Fat: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">17<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-saturated_fat\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Saturated Fat: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">7<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-polyunsaturated_fat\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Polyunsaturated Fat: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">1<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-monounsaturated_fat\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Monounsaturated Fat: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">6<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-trans_fat\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Trans Fat: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">0.4<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-cholesterol\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Cholesterol: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">62<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-sodium\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Sodium: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">552<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-potassium\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Potassium: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">848<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-fiber\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Fiber: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">9<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-sugar\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Sugar: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">5<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">g<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-vitamin_a\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Vitamin A: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">844<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">IU<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-vitamin_c\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Vitamin C: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">13<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-calcium\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Calcium: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">237<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\"> | <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-container-iron\"><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-label  wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground)\">Iron: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-value\" style=\"color: #333333\">5<\/span><span class=\"wprm-nutrition-label-text-nutrition-unit\" style=\"color: #333333\">mg<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"has-tiny-font-size\">Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-call-to-action wprm-call-to-action-simple\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground);margin: 0px;padding-top: var(--wp--custom--layout--padding);padding-bottom: var(--wp--custom--layout--padding);\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-call-to-action-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 46 49\" fill=\"none\"><g fill=\"var(--wp--preset--color--secondary)\" clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path d=\"M0 24.617c0 13.233 10.766 24 24 24l.002.001c8.65 0 16.526-4.59 20.81-12.05l-2.764-1.422C38.296 41.572 31.478 45.521 24 45.521c-11.526 0-20.904-9.378-20.904-20.904C3.096 13.09 12.474 3.713 24 3.713c7.634 0 14.522 4.067 18.23 10.688l2.788-1.373C40.786 5.345 32.832.617 24 .617c-13.234 0-24 10.766-24 24Z\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.733 11.126v26.982h4.232c7.438 0 13.491-6.053 13.491-13.491 0-7.439-6.053-13.492-13.491-13.492h-4.232Zm4.23 23.788h-1.105V14.318h1.105c5.679 0 10.298 4.62 10.298 10.299 0 5.678-4.62 10.297-10.298 10.297Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"var(--wp--preset--color--secondary)\" d=\"M0 .617h45.018v48H0z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text-container\"><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-header\" style=\"color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);\"><i>Tried this?<\/i> Leave a comment below!<\/span><span class=\"wprm-call-to-action-text\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chili Mac and Cheese is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites &#8212; Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Easy Homemade&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","limit_modified_date":"1","last_modified_date":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11023,341,1143,868,2],"tags":[1375,1483,1423,722],"class_list":["type-post"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe) - Cafe Delites<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cafe Delites\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karina Carrel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@karinacarrel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cafedelites\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Karina Carrel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Karina Carrel\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/41fb006b06c4b8e6baf2d320ebc85292\"},\"headline\":\"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":821,\"commentCount\":24,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"chili\",\"chilli\",\"mac and cheese\",\"macaroni cheese\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Beef\",\"Dinner\",\"Mexican Inspired Recipes\",\"Pasta\",\"Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe) - Cafe Delites\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":2400,\"caption\":\"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans in a bowl\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/chili-mac\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Recipes\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/recipes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cafe Delites\",\"description\":\"for good food lovers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cafe Delites\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/logos-02.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/logos-02.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Cafe Delites\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CafeDelites\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cafedelites\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/cafedelites\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@cafedelites2272\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@cafedelites\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/cafedelites\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/41fb006b06c4b8e6baf2d320ebc85292\",\"name\":\"Karina Carrel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Karina Carrel\"},\"description\":\"Cooking is my passion, or should I say eating. What started out as a little food diary on Instagram developed into a love affair creating full flavoured recipes in the kitchen. After surviving cancer, (Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma) and a lot of life's battles, including molestation, rape and abuse, I am eternally grateful to have been given a second chance. Although my life is far from perfect, I'm loving every moment. Welcome to my world of food!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cafedelites.com\\\/about\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CafeDelites\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/karinacarrel\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe) - Cafe Delites","description":"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)","og_description":"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!","og_url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/","og_site_name":"Cafe Delites","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites","article_published_time":"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":2400,"url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Karina Carrel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@karinacarrel","twitter_site":"@cafedelites","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Karina Carrel","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/"},"author":{"name":"Karina Carrel","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#\/schema\/person\/41fb006b06c4b8e6baf2d320ebc85292"},"headline":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)","datePublished":"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/"},"wordCount":821,"commentCount":24,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg","keywords":["chili","chilli","mac and cheese","macaroni cheese"],"articleSection":["Beef","Dinner","Mexican Inspired Recipes","Pasta","Recipes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/","url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/","name":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe) - Cafe Delites","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg","datePublished":"2018-05-01T10:56:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-13T00:53:02+00:00","description":"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans is the ultimate mash up of TWO favourites -- Chili PLUS Mac and Cheese! Using leftover chili OR chili made from scratch, this casserole is ready and on the table in less than 30 minutes! Incredible flavours that the whole family will go crazy for!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Chili-Mac-And-Cheese-IMAGE-5.jpg","width":1600,"height":2400,"caption":"Chili Mac and Cheese with beans in a bowl"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/chili-mac\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Recipes","item":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/recipes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chili Mac (Ground Beef Recipe)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/","name":"Cafe Delites","description":"for good food lovers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#organization","name":"Cafe Delites","url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/logos-02.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/logos-02.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Cafe Delites"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites","https:\/\/x.com\/cafedelites","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cafedelites\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cafedelites2272","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cafedelites","http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cafedelites\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/#\/schema\/person\/41fb006b06c4b8e6baf2d320ebc85292","name":"Karina Carrel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81d1b2262019cb95413c1f9188444c1b1d798545a2af657e4be6e03102e38429?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Karina Carrel"},"description":"Cooking is my passion, or should I say eating. What started out as a little food diary on Instagram developed into a love affair creating full flavoured recipes in the kitchen. After surviving cancer, (Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma) and a lot of life's battles, including molestation, rape and abuse, I am eternally grateful to have been given a second chance. Although my life is far from perfect, I'm loving every moment. Welcome to my world of food!","sameAs":["https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/about\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CafeDelites","https:\/\/x.com\/karinacarrel"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171064,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\/revisions\/171064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafedelites.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}