The Ultimate Comfort Food. Make a chilli-con-carne, mix in some cooked pasta & cheese, top with more cheese and bake. Its that easy!!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Servings: 5- 6 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, english
Ingredients
250gramsgluten free Pasta - use Garafalo!! - any shape you like
500gramsbeef mince
1cankidney beans
1bellpepper
2stalks of celery
1medium onion
1tinplum/chopped tomatoes
4tbsptomato puree
200gramscheese - dairy free if you need - I recommend Violife
1beefgluten free beef stock cube/pot - I use Knorr Rich Stock Pot
2tbspbalsamic vinegar or 100ml red wine
Spice Mix
1tsppaprika
2tspcumin
1tspgarlic powder
1tspdried marjoram - optional
1/2tspground chilli powder - optional
1tsporegano
Instructions
Chilli Con Carne
Slice the pepper, celery and onion into small cubes. Place into a deep frying pan and fry on a medium temperature for 5-7mins, until lightly browning and softened.
Add the mince and fry until browning. temperature.
Add all of the "spice mix". Stir through and leave to cook through for 2 mins.
Add the stock cube, tomato puree and balsamic vinegar and stir through.
Add the tin of tomatoes. Fill the tin with water and tip that in too. Bring to the boil.
Reduce to a simmer and leave for 30-45mins for everything to soften and get even tastier!!!
Mac and Cheese time
Preheat oven to 180oC.
Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the pasta, reduce to a simmer and cook for 2 mins less than the required cooking time on the packet>You want the pasta to have a slight bite/be almost undercooked as it'll keep cooking in the next stage.
Drain the pasta, leaving a tiny bit of pasta water in the pan. Add the pasta back into the pan.
Add your chilli con carne and 3/4 of the cheese to the pasta and mix through.
Pour into a oven proof dish. Scatter the rest of the cheese over the top and place into the oven for 10 mins or until the cheese has all melted.