Chili-mac Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 -5 cups chili (home-made or canned)
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 8 ounces monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• jalapeno pepper, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in medium saucepan, simmer chili until heated through.
• 3 cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well and set aside.
• 4 grease a deep 8-quart or similar casserole dish.
• 5 spoon 1 cup of chili evenly on bottom of dish. next, layer half of the macaroni, drizzle half of the ketchup (approx. 1/4 cup), half of the remaining chili and half of the cheeses. repeat layering with remaining macaroni, 1/4 cup ketchup, remainder of chili and remaining cheeses. top with jalapeno slices, if desired.
• 6 cover and bake 30 minutes. remove cover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.
• 7 *note: i prefer my home-made chili in this recipe, but if i use canned chili, i like to add chopped green pepper, chopped onion, 4 oz. can green chilies, cayenne pepper or whatever i have on hand to "doctor" it up.