# Looking for chili mac recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263 "2009-09-08T10:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/1 "2009-09-08T10:24:02Z")
Anybody? I have this desire for chili mac … so lay your favorite recipe on me. Just no mushrooms please, deathly allergic to them=) ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/2 "2009-09-08T13:00:06Z")
Prepare a box of Macaroni and Cheese, Add a can of Wolf Brand Chili, The End. ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/3 "2009-09-08T15:51:58Z")
Second Yousarian’s recipe. Doesn’t have to be any more complicated than that-great taste. For comparison, try a MRE packet from any military folks you know. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/4 "2009-09-08T15:54:49Z")
> [@Yossarian](#): > > Prepare a box of Macaroni and Cheese, Add a can of Wolf Brand Chili, The End. Never heard of Wolf brand … that a western thing? I know Hormel is a brand of chili around here… ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/5 "2009-09-08T16:14:53Z")
Hormel works too; try Bush’s Chili Beans also. Taste, and add cayenne pepper carefully to push up the heat. Cold DosXX beer helps too! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/6 "2009-09-08T17:04:47Z")
Mac, cheese, hamburger, chili sauce, onions. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/7 "2009-09-08T17:31:15Z")
Our family recipe for this is called (for some unknown reason) Spanish Hamburger. medium diced red onion medium diced bell pepper 2 lbs lean ground beef kosher salt (to taste) fresh ground black pepper (to taste) granulated garlic (to taste) cumin (to taste) 1 envelope William’s chili seasoning 1 46 oz can tomato juice 8 oz of your favorite pasta saute the onion and pepper till tender add ground beef and garlic and lightly brown add tomato juice, cumin, salt and pepper simmer while pasta cooks (10 minutes or so.) Add pasta Serve with a tossed salad and garlic bread. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/8 "2009-09-08T20:01:27Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > Our family recipe for this is called (for some unknown reason) Spanish Hamburger. > > medium diced red onion > medium diced bell pepper > 2 lbs lean ground beef > kosher salt (to taste) > fresh ground black pepper (to taste) > granulated garlic (to taste) > cumin (to taste) > 1 envelope William’s chili seasoning > 1 46 oz can tomato juice > 8 oz of your favorite pasta > > saute the onion and pepper till tender > add ground beef and garlic and lightly brown > add tomato juice, cumin, salt and pepper > simmer while pasta cooks (10 minutes or so.) > Add pasta > > Serve with a tossed salad and garlic bread. Because it is pasta in stead of spanish rice … chili mac is essentially chili mixed with mac n cheese. 🙂 I think we will default to a couple boxes Kraft dinner, and a can of Hormel chili. Not sire if we want with or without beans though … I can always make mrAru sleep on teh couch =) ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/9 "2009-09-08T20:10:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Because it is pasta in stead of spanish rice … chili mac is essentially chili mixed with mac n cheese. > > I think we will default to a couple boxes Kraft dinner, and a can of Hormel chili. Not sire if we want with or without beans though … I can always make mrAru sleep on teh couch =) It would have never crossed my mind to combine boxed mac and cheese with canned chili. I don’t ever have either of them on hand… The last time I made boxed mac and cheese was when my daughters were little. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/10 "2009-09-08T20:53:22Z")
[Here are 57 recipes.](http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=chili%20mac&ls=re&foodidx=16258) I’ve already filtered out the recipes with mushrooms. And some of them might seem a bit similar to others. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/11 "2009-09-08T23:13:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [Here are 57 recipes.](http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=chili%20mac&ls=re&foodidx=16258) I’ve already filtered out the recipes with mushrooms. > > And some of them might seem a bit similar to others. I could google also … I was hoping for personal experience for good recipes =) ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/12 "2009-09-09T14:04:07Z")
We usually just add hamburger meat to the cheap blue box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Then we add Pace Salsa. Eat. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-chili-mac-recipe/509263/13 "2009-09-09T14:46:47Z")
Ended up 2 boxes Kraft, 1 can hormel chili, generous amount of whatever salsa we have around [not pace, it is labeled with the blue husky of the UCONN Huskies on it.] Not bad, but unfortunately [or fortunately not sure how I would categorize it] the university i went to made a much better version of it _sigh_