The Dragon's Chilli/Mac Casserole

[Draga]

1 Onion
chopped mushrooms
garlic
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Salt
Tony's Cajun Seasoning(optional)
Oregeno
1lb ground beef
elbow macaroni
16 slices of cheese(or more depending on how daring you are)
1 can Tomato Puree
1 bag of chilli mix

To make the Chilli
Step 1: Sautee Onions, garlic, and mushrooms
Step 2: Brown ground beef adding salt, pepper, garlic salt and cajun
seasoning(again up to u)
Step 3: Add tomato puree & oregeno and cook for (oh I'd say bout 40
minutes or until onions cooked lol)

For the Macaroni part

Step 4: When meat sauce is half way cooked, boil a big pot of water and add
salt(kinda a duh step but if ya never cooked before, just a lil f.y.i)
Step 5: Add your Elbows(not literally mind you, I mean the macaroni..wah
wah wah)
Step 6: Cook mac until HALF WAY done(otherwise you'll be able to
drink the mac more than eat it when it's done)

Ok, chilli is done and mac is half done

NEXT

Step 7: Preheat oven to 350
Step 8: Drain the mac(you mac-daddy,mommy you)into a strainer
Step 9: Pour half the chilli into a big casserole dish and add
half the mac(why, you ask? Well read on, silly)
Step 10: Add 8 slices of cheese on top of mac/chilli
step 11: Add the other half of Chilli/Mac and repeat with 8 slices of cheese.

Chilli might be kinda soupish like, but that's ok we aint done yet..We're almost done, good, I can quit typing soon.

Step 12: Add your chilli/mac to the oven and cook until chilli/mac is nice and
steady, or until cheese is brownish, (if it's blackish, you've spent
too long in the chit chat section of the forums)

OK FINALLY WE GOT R DUN!!! Since it is a big dish, you got lunch and dinner for a week, less than a week, go on a diet, sheesh!

[Draga]

Oh 4got to mention, make sure ya cook chilli over low flame, may take longer but you wont have to worry about Kamakazi tammta leaping out to it's doom all over your stove like a mexican jumping bean on crack!!!

[Matt S.]

Originally Posted by Draga

like a mexican jumping bean on crack!!!

Now that's a simile

[Draga]

hehe ty...I am feeling kinda creative today....I just cooked said chilli/mac and OMG AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I rule ...must be a Nawlins thang

[FrazzleDazzle]

Oh my gosh Draga, this sounds soooo good! All the favs in one dish too! I thinks my son might like this one. Will try very soon! :-) Thanks for sharing.

[Draga]

good luck & enjoy lol

since amber brought me to shrink today like the life saver she is ...I usually buy her fast food if she helps with appointments...bur since I dont have the cash.,..I gave her my chilli mac...well...she said she wasn't hungry...and I said just try it..U'll change yer mind..she took one bite and said "Okay I taking some home"