This ground beef dish gets its heat from three different sources—salsa, beans and chili powder. Hamburger Helper® dinner mix makes it easy.
Cheddar Melt Chili
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 1/3 cups hot water
- 1 box Hamburger Helper™ Cheddar cheese melt
- 1 cup thick & chunky salsa
- 1 2/3 cups milk
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 cans (15 oz each) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 large tomato, chopped (about 1 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In 4-quart Dutch oven, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
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Step2Stir in hot water, sauce mix and uncooked pasta (from Hamburger Helper box), salsa, milk, chili powder and beans. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently.
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Step3Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
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Step4Remove from heat; stir. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese and tomato.
Nutrition
480
Calories
17g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 36%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 2080mg
- 86%
- Potassium
- 1060mg
- 30%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 29%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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