Chili mac for a party...

[lifesaver]

5 Pounds Ground Beef Or Ground Chuck (I Prefer To Use Ground Chuck, That Way I Have Less Fat To Drain).
2 Pounds Penne Pasta (I Prefer American Beauty)
8 Cans Chili Beans. Drained
8 To 10 Cans Tomato Sauce. (Extra If Needed).
4 Cans Stewed Tomatoes With Liquid.
4 Cans Tomatoes With Green Chilies, Undrained
1 To 2 Cups Chili Powder (All Depending On Your Taste).
4 Pounds Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Grated.
2 To 4 Pounds Corn Chips. (I use Fretos)

In a very large pot, fry hamburger meat, then drain excess fat.
In a seperate pot, cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
pour pasta into pot with cooked hamburger.
Open cans of chili beans, drain. Then add to pot with hamburger and pasta.
Open cans of tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and tomatoes with green chilies and pour into pot with hamburger, pasta, and chili beans.
Simmer all on low heat, stirring ocassionally not to burn.
When hot pour in to sercing bowls and top each serving with grated cheese and corn chips.

[blissful]

Looks good, but 1-2 cups chili powder seems like...well, it makes me afraid. There is a good volume of food there but I'm thinking more like 1/2 cup chili powder. Do you really use this much chili powder? ~Bliss

[lifesaver]

OOPS! THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 1/2 CUP CHILI POWDER. SORRY!

[blissful]

thanks, I'm not so afraid anymore. I bet this would be great for a lunch at work, for the whole department.

I once made a texas chili, it had 2 lbs of meat, no beans, no pasta, no tomatoes and 14 tablespoons of assorted spices. It did turn out delicious, but yes, spicy.

[lifesaver]

THAT RECIPE SOUNDS GOOD TOO. I LIKE SPICY... I CAN NEVER SEE TO GET ENOUGH CHILI POWDER ADDED.