Best Vegetarian Chili Mac Recipes

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN CHEESY CHILI MAC WITH OPTIONAL GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, beans, onion, garlic, and spices in your Crock Pot. If you're going for the full-on meat version, go ahead and brown your pound of hamburger in a separate frying pan, drain, and add that now, too. You'll add meat later if you're going half veggie/half carnie.
• Cook on low for about 7 - 9 hours. But it's pretty forgiving if you need to cook it for longer.
• Boil the macaroni according to package directions, but cut the time short by a minute or so to make sure it's just nice and al dente, or else the noodles might swell up to epic and less appetizing proportions in the finished product.
• Stir the macaroni, along with half the cheese, into the Crock Pot with the chili.
• For the half veggie/half carnie adaptetarian version, here's where you split it. If you're going all vegetarian or all meat, ignore this step and move on to Step 6. Move half of the cheesy chili maccy goodness into a medium casserole dish. Brown your half pound of hamburger in a separate frying pan, drain it, and stir the hamburger into the mixture in the casserole dish. Sprinkle over the top with half the remaining cheese, and bake the meaty version at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle all the remaining cheese over the Crock Pot mixture, cover with the Crock Pot lid, and cook for another 20 - 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
• Now get cozy, and enjoy!

ONE-POT VEGETARIAN CHILI MAC

Steps:

• PLACE Barilla® Pronto™ pasta, garlic, onions, bell pepper, beans, tomatoes, and spices into the pot.
• ADD broth/water. Cook over high heat.
• After 5 minutes ADD the spinach.
• Continue cooking until all of the liquid is absorbed and the spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally (5-10 minutes).
• STIR in cheese while the chili mac is warm.
• TOP with fresh parsley and serve!

VEGETARIAN CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner as directed on package, using the Light Prep directions.
• Add remaining ingredients; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

ONE POT VEGETARIAN CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Heat olive ol in a large dutch oven or soup pot over medium high heat. Add onion and red pepper and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in vegetable broth, dice tomatoes,, tomato sauce, red beans, black beans, chili powder and cumin. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add uncooked macaroni and stir to combine. Place a lid on the pot and turn heat top the medium high and bring to a boil. Stir often to loosen the noodles from the bottom of the pan. When it reach a boil, reduce to low and simmer until the pasta is cooked, about 12-15 minutes.

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN CHILI MAC RECIPE - BUILD YOUR BITE

Steps:

• Add garlic and onion to a skillet with 1 teaspoon of olive oil
• Saute 10-15 minutes, or until onion is translucent
• Add garlic and onion, kidney beans, chili beans, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, fire roasted tomatoes, vegetable broth, chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, and cayenne to a 6 quart slow cooker
• Cook on high for 2 - 2.5 hours, until bubbly and onions are no longer crunchy
• Add in uncooked macaroni noodles and cook an additional 15 - 40 minutes. The noodles will cook quickly, so check often until al dente to avoid mushy noodles
• Once noodles are desired texture, stir in cheddar cheese
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley and additional cheddar cheese, if desired