Fill the saucepan halfway with water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add a pinch of salt.
Cook the macaroni
Add the 150 g of macaroni to the boiling water and cook for 8 to 10 min over medium heat. Drain in the colander.
Chop the onion
Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes on the cutting board.
Tip · Chop the onion while keeping the root end on until the very end so you don't cry.
Brown the beef
In the nonstick skillet, heat a drizzle of oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and brown it for 5 min, stirring with the wooden spoon.
Add the onion
Add the diced onion to the skillet and cook for 3 min, stirring, until translucent.
Stir in the spices
Sprinkle the cumin and paprika over the mixture in the skillet. Mix well and cook for 1 min to wake up the flavors.
Add tomatoes and beans
Add the 400 g of crushed tomatoes and the 200 g of drained kidney beans to the skillet. Simmer for 5 min over low heat, stirring.
Tip · If the sauce is too thick, add 2 tbsp of hot water to loosen it.
Toss with the pasta
Add the drained macaroni to the skillet and mix well to coat the pasta in sauce. Heat for 2 min over low heat.
Serve with the cheese
Divide the chili mac between two shallow bowls. Sprinkle with the 50 g of shredded cheddar and serve right away.
And there you go, it's readyCheck off every step to celebrate.
The questions you're asking
short answers, numbers you can check
How many calories in a serving?
One serving has about 715 kcal. 44% comes from carbs, 30% from protein and 22% from fat.
79 gCarbs
54 gProtein
17 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy
715 kcal
Protein
54.1 g
Carbs
79.1 g
of which sugars
11.9 g
Fat
17.2 g
of which saturated fat
7.9 g
Fiber
14.1 g
Salt
1.4 g
Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.
How much does it cost?
About $2.70 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.
≈ $5.40for 2 people
≈ $2.70a serving
Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.
How long does it keep?
2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.
2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before