Chili’s Skillet Queso Pasta

Ingredients

• Ground Beef

  93/7 - Safeway

  16 oz or 452g

• Elbows

  Barilla

  14 ½ oz or 406g

• Velveeta Cheese

  Pasteurized Prepared - Kraft Foods, Inc.

  8 oz or 227g

• Lime juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ½ tbsp or 5g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.8g

• Chili

  Hormel

  425g

• Fat Free Milk

  Fairlife

  1 cup or 100g

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. 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.
5. 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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