I love chili and pasta so there really is nothing better than mixing them together and eating them on a cold winter night.
Stove Top
If you have zero ingredients then this recipe will cost about $13.83 as of August 2022.
- If you have a fully stocked pantry this recipe will cost about $7.67.
I am assuming you have salt and pepper and do not add it into the recipe total cost.
Recipe serves: 4
Serving size: 1 cup chili and 1/2 cup noodles
Equipment needed: 1 pot for pasta and 1 Dutch oven
Cook time: 30 minutes
Equipment
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices. If you have a fully stocked pantry you will have a savings of about $6.16.
Pantry & Spices
Total: $6.16 as of August 2022
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chili powder $1.00
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ground cumin $1.28
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dried oregano $1.00
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olive oil $2.88
Grocery
Total: $7.67 as of August 2022
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1 onion $0.60
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1 garlic bulb $0.54
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8 oz shell or elbow pasta $0.92
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1 medium green pepper $0.78
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1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 oz $0.88
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1 can tomato sauce 15 oz $0.88
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1 can tomato paste 6 oz $0.76
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1 can red beans 14.5 oz $0.78
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1 jalapeno $0.37
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1 sour cream 8 oz $1.16
Let's prep!
Ingredients
Prep
Ingredients
| 8 ounces uncooked shell pasta |
| 1 medium green pepper, chopped (1 cup) |
| 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup) |
| 1 jalapeno, chopped |
| 1 garlic clove, minced |
| 1 tablespoon chili powder |
| 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 1/2 teaspoon oregano |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 1.5 teaspoons olive oil |
| 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained 14.5 oz |
| 1 can red beans, rinsed and drained 15 oz |
| 1 can tomato sauce 15 oz |
| 1 can tomato paste 6 oz |
| 1/2 cup sour cream |
Prep
- Gather all of the ingredients and measuring tools
- In a medium mixing bowl add:
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 jalapeno chopped
- In a small prep bowl add:
- 1 minced garlic clove
- Measure into a small prep bowl
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Let's cook!
- In a Dutch oven heat 1.5 teaspoons of olive oil.
- Sauté vegetables until tender.
- Add garlic for 1 minute
- Add and bring to boil:
- Seasonings
- diced tomatoes
- tomato sauce
- tomato paste
- red beans
- Reduce heat to medium low stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.
- Bring a pot of water to boil and cook 8 ounces of pasta to package directions.
- Serve chili over pasta with sour cream. Enjoy!
This recipe can also be found in Extreme Menu 2 – Family of 2
