If you love Chili Mac and want it to fit into your healthy eating lifestyle, you need this lightened up chili mac recipe. Delicious and healthy, this makes the perfect weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
1cupwhole grain rotini pasta
1lblean ground turkey
1small oniondiced
1Tbspgarlicminced
16ozcan chili beans
14.5ozcan tomatoesdiced
6ozcan tomato paste
4ozcan diced green chilies
1Tbspchili powder
1tspground cumin
1tspblack pepper
1tspsalt
1Tbspextra virgin olive oil
1cupreduced-fatshredded Mexican cheese blend
*Optional:
½cupsweet pepperschopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cook pasta according to package instructions and add 1 tsp salt to boiling water.
In a large skillet over medium heat, add extra virgin olive oil.
Brown onion, minced garlic and turkey for 7-10 minutes until onions have softened and turkey is browned and cooked.
Next add chopped sweet peppers (if using) and chopped green chilies.
Add in chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, ground cumin and black pepper.
Stir all ingredients together over low heat.
After pasta has been cooked and drained, add pasta to turkey and bean mixture.
Mix all ingredients together with a spoon or spatula, and transfer ingredients to a casserole dish.
Sprinkle 1 cup of reduced-fat shredded Mexican cheese blend on top.
Bake chili mac in oven for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
Tip: This dish freezes nicely. To freeze, omit the cheese and baking. After mixing all the ingredients together on the stove, add to a container and freeze. Before serving, thaw mixture, add to casserole dish, top with cheese and bake to heat through.WWP+: 7*Optional ingredients not included in nutrition calculation.