Chili's Skillet Queso Pasta

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Protein Plus, Multigrain Pasta, Penne

  Barilla

  15 oz or 420g

• No Beans Chili

  Hormel Chili

  1 cup or 236g

• Cheese

  Velveeta

  8 oz or 224g

• Fat Free Milk

  Fairlife

  1 cup or 100g

• Lime Juice

  Concord Foods

  6 tsp or 600g

• Garlic Powder

  Great Value

  1 ½ tsp or 6g

• Chili Powder

  P$$T...

  1 tsp or 20g

• Paprika

  Kroger

  1 tsp or 4g

• Cayenne

  Spice World

  ¼ tsp or 0.6g

• Ground Cumin

  La Criolla

  ¼ tsp or 7g

Directions

1. Start by heating a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in your ground beef and start browning. Break up your beef during the cooking process.
2. While your beef is cooking, chop 8 ounces of Velveeta cheese into chunks.
3. Once your beef is cooked through, add in your Velveeta cheese and stir in until melted.
4. After your cheese melts, add 1 cup of fat free Fairlife milk, 15 ounce can of chili (no beans), 2 Tbsp lime juice, 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp cayenne (more if you like a lot of heat), and 1/4 tsp cumin. Mix together well, reduce the heat, and let simmer while you cook your pasta.
5. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta according to the instructions on the package. Once your pasta is cooked through, strain it and add it back to your pot.
6. Add your beef and queso mixture to the pot with your cooked pasta, stir everything together, give it a taste and add salt and pepper to preference.

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