This Kickin’ Chili Mac Pasta Skillet makes a hearty and satisfying meal, and it’s a dish everyone in the family will love. After all, a hot and delicious pasta dinner is the perfect way to warm up bellies on a chilly fall day.
Chili mac is an everyday classic, but this version kicks up the spice a bit with the addition of a habanero pepper which is processed until smooth and mixed into the tomato sauce. There’s just enough kick to count!
It includes lots of other fresh ingredients too, but because I’m a fan of quick and easy recipes, you’ll find a few pantry staples as well, like Dreamfields pasta!
Dreamfields is made with premium durum wheat semolina, so it has the same delicious taste and texture of traditional pasta. A one-cup cooked serving provides 5 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein!
- 1 box Dreamfields Elbows
- 12 Roma tomatoes, chopped, divided (1-3/4 pounds)
- 1 peach, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 habanero pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- ¼ cup onion, diced
- 1 green chili pepper, chopped
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) chili beans
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Place pasta in large bowl; set aside.
- Meanwhile, place two thirds of the chopped tomatoes, the peach slices, habanero pepper, sugar and water in blender or food processor container. Blend or process until smooth; set aside.
- Heat medium skillet over medium heat until hot. Add ground beef, onion and chili pepper to skillet. Cook about 6 to 8 minutes or until beef is browned and cooked through, stirring occasionally, breaking beef into crumbles. Drain liquid if necessary.
- Add remaining chopped tomatoes to skillet with beef; simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato-peach mixture, beans, chili powder and cumin. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
- Add beef mixture to pasta; stir to combine. Add cilantro; toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired.
I hope you enjoy this delicious Kickin’ Chili Mac Pasta Skillet as much as I do. It’s a great way to celebrate #HealthyPastaMonth!
Oh my gosh this looks amazing!! Now I’m craving macaroni…and chili!!
Ahh, comfort food! My husband will love this!
The BLT pasta salad looks awesome! I can’t wait to try it.
I learned that the company is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
The Fruit and Yogurt Elbow Salad sounds unique and delicious! I would really like to try it!
Easy clam linguine! Looks so good.
I would love to make the Creamy Stove Top Cauliflower Mac n Cheese
I’d like to try the angel hair chicken picatta.
I learned that the company is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
I would like to make Roasted Vegetable Macaroni & Cheese for my family.
I know they would like it.
I learned Dreamfields is made using durum wheat grown by over 1,000 American farmers. It is authentic pasta with 5 grams of dietary fiber per serving – 2.5 times more than traditional pasta.
The Creamy Basil Chicken pasta recipe sounds really good, I want to try this soon.
i saw a recipe for Lemon-Herb Penne that i would love to try
I would love to try the Healthy Green Curry Pineapple Rotini.
I have been debating learning how to make a lasagna. So I would love to try the Spring Vegetable Lasagna. Thank you
The Creamy Basil Chicken pasta recipe sounds delicious and I think I will try it.
I’d love to try the recipe for the Spaghetti with Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.
The Lemony Spring Pea pasta looks awesome.
I’d like to try the Blackberry Ginger pasta salad!
I would love to try the Taco Spaghetti.
Cheesy Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli
Spring Vegetable Lasagna sounds delicious.
Cauliflower Cheese Pasta with Bechamel looks really good one to try
I love the Chicken with Olives & Linguine.
I love the Stir-fry with Linguine, Beef and Vegetables recipe!
The Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet looks delicious!
I’d like to try the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet
The lasagna soup sounds good
I see a lot of recepies I would love to try but the first one I would make would be the angel hair and honey butternut squash.
Toasted Hazelnut Pumpkin Pasta for Two looks super delicious!
We are trying to eat healthier so I would love to try out the spring Vegetable Lasagna!
I would like to try the Seafood Stew with Rotini.
The spring Vegetable Lasagna looks really good. I would love to make that for the family.
I would love to make the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet.
I really like the looks of the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet I think it would be a hit in my house
I’d like to try the recipe for the Healthy Alfredo Pasta, sounds delish!
The Spring Vegetable Lasagna sounds really good.my family loves lasagna !
I want to try the recipe for “Elbows with Prosciutto, Olives and Marinara (Gobetti alla Boscaiola)”.
I like the Easy Pantry Tuna Penne. It is made from ingredients I usually have on hand so the perfect go-to recipe.
I like the Potluck Pasta Salad recipe.
I love the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad. It looks so good and easy to make.
I would like to try the Traditional Lasagna recipe.
I really like the Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash recipe!
I like the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet recipe
I think the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad By She’s Becoming Doughmesstic looks delicious!
I would love to make the Spring Vegetable Lasagna. My family would love that.
The Lemony Spring Peas & Pasta Salad looks amazing. Very light
The Potluck Pasta Salad recipe looks so easy an tasty! I would love to take this to a work potluck sometime
I like the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet recipe
I found the Vegan Broccoli & Tomato Alfredo recipe. I’d love to try it.
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I would like to try the Roasted Garlic, Sun Dried Tomato, & Prosciutto Pasta, although I am not certain I would include the spinach–something I have never liked in its cooked state!
I would love to try the Cobb & Rotini Pasta Salad.
Angel Hair with Spicy Shrimp sounds good.
This recipe looks absolutely delicious! Definitely something I can cook, with my limited abilities 🙂 And thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I learned that October is National Pasta Month!
I have never been on this site before…I love it! I found a great recipe Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera…it has both zucchini and squash in it…my two favorite roasted vegetables….definitely a keeper!
I’d love to try the Spring Vegetable Lasagna
Spring Vegetable Lasagna sounds good
The Angel Hair With Spicy Shrimp looks delicious.
I would like to try the Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash…….I’ve never used butternut squash before and this recipe sounds yummy
I like the Vegan Broccoli and Tomato recipe.
I would love to try the Easy Clam Linguine.
This is a great giveaway for pasta lovers like us. The gift card is a nice bonus..pasta is where it is at.
Although we like all types of pasta recipes ..I adore seafood add ins therefore immediately went to that section..and wow what a great selection. I bookmarked quite a few and can’t wait to make. Like Their lobster pasta salad and a few shrimp recipes like the Thai..my fave.
i think the Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash sounds like a good fall recipe!
i want to try the spring lasanga recipe it sounds good
The Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad intrigues me. I have never thought of this combo but it sounds delicious.
this sounds really good on a cold winter evening
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2011/12/roasted-vegetables-with-rotini-rosemary-pesto.html
I like the recipe for the Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair pasta.
This sounds soooo delicious! Linguine With Meatballs, Mushrooms and Creamy Onion Sauce
– http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2014/10/linguine-with-meatballs-mushrooms-and-creamy-onion-sauce.html#sthash.ti2NnpXI.dpuf
I think the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad recipe sounds great and is something my whole family will enjoy.
I think the angel and devil pasta would be really good.
Dreamfields pasta is a favorite in our house, but I’ve never browsed their recipes before. They’ve got some good ones, for sure, and one I think I’ll be making soon is the Quick Chicken & Veggie Spaghetti Skillet, which will be perfect for using leftover roast chicken.
I can’t remember how long I’ve been using dreamfields Pasta, but now I have all my family using it and being Italian that’s saying something. I buy it by the case and give it as gifts and they all say it’s the best gift ever.
I love the Fruit & Yogurt Elbow Salad recipe. It’s a very nice side-dish.
The Linguine Salsa Rosa sounds very good. I have never cooked anything like it, and it is quick, and easy!
Angel Hair With Spicy Shrimp (they had me at shrimp) 🙂
I love the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad recipe.
The Angel and Devil Pasta recipe sounds wonderful. I love bacon and Gouda is my favorite cheese, so I know I would love this pasta dish.
I think that Spring Vegetable Lasagna sounds really good.
The Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera, Looks amazing.
I love anything with pasta and VEGGIES
The seafood recipes were yummy looking. This is going to be dinner tonite – http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2014/10/garlic-shrimp-sausage-linguine.html
i really like the Linguine with Fennel and Kale recipe. So yummy.
I’d like the Linguine with Fennel and Kale recipe.
Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
I found a recipe for Lasagna Soup! It seems like it would be great for a fall or winter day. A lot of ingredients but does not look too difficult to pull off!
The fruit and yogurt pasta looks good
I would love to make the recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pizza Mac & Cheese for my family using Dreamfields Elbow macaroni.
A number of great recipes, at first glance two recipes that caught my eye as something different that I would like to try is the Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash and Bahama Penne & Seared Mahi-Mahi.
The Fiery Confetti Noodles sounds really good. They have a lot of yummy sounding recipes on the site
I would have never thought to put PEACH into a dish like this, but now I am going to try it (but as a vegan, I will use some sort of crumbles instead of meat)! The other recipe that I am definitely going to try is the Vegan Broccoli & Tomato Alfredo. Since becoming vegan almost 15 years ago, I have yet to find an Alfredo recipe that I like, but this one looks too good not to try.
I love pasta salad and would love to try making the Fruit & Yogurt Elbow Salad
Yum! Definitley a meal my family would love
The Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash recipe looks great.
I like the Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet.
Thanks for the contest.
I would love to try the recipe for Penne and Chicken with Garlic Cream Sauce, yummy!
I would really like to try the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad recipe.
I’d love to try the Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Scallops. http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2014/10/creamy-pumpkin-pasta-with-scallops.html
Steakhouse pasta salad looks so delicious!
The Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad recipe looks really interesting. I have never added blackberries to my pasta. I can’t wait to try this.
The recipe for Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash looks great!
The Fruit & Yogurt Elbow Salad is different. I would like to try that.
The Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet sounds great!
I would love to try the Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair recipe it looks delicious
I like the recipe for Easy Clam Linguine
I love lasagna so I would like to try the Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna Roll-Ups
I’ve been using Dreamfields pasta for a long time, I’m anxious to try their recipe for Penne Mediterranean Delight Salad
I would love to make the Shrimp & Pasta Cheddar-Alfredo. Sounds delicious!
I would like to try the healthy aflredo pasta. Thank you!
Oh their recipe for the Penne and Chicken with Garlic Cream Sauce sounds so yummy!
I plan on making the Kickin Chili Mac and Cheese this weekend. I love those one pot meals!
I would like to try the Healthy Alfredo Pasta
I love the Kale and Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese {Lightened Up with Greek Yogurt}! So delicous!
I really want to try the Healthy Alfredo Pasta recipe. Thanks for the chance!
I love the Chicken Puttanesca with Spaghetti.
I would like to try the recipe Festive Lasagna Roll-Ups with Salsa Rosa Sauce. It looks delicious and puts a new twist on Lasagna.
I would like to try the Healthy Alfredo Pasta.
The Creamy Stovetop Cauliflower Mac n Cheese recipe looks good.
The Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash looks absolutely delicious! I love butternut squash in the Fall.
I’d like to try the recipe for Southwestern Chicken Rotini Soup.
Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad sounds good.
I’d like to try their recipe for Spicy Linguine with Shrimp. I’m a seafood nut and love pasta; so of course, I think this sounds yummy.
I think the Linguine Carbonara sounds delicious and something the whole family would enjoy!
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2009/09/lemony-angel-hair-toss.html
I think my family would like the recipe for Bruschetta Spaghetti.
Thank you!
I’ll try the recipe for Kale Cheddar Mac & Cheese. Kale is a superfood, and Mac and cheese is a super comfort food!
The Blackberry Ginger Pasta recipe looks amazing! 🙂
The tomato and olive rotini looks delicious and healthy
i ound the fruit and yogurt pasta to be interesting
i ound the fruit and yogurt pasta to be interesting
Fruit & Yogurt Elbow Salad
I would love to try the Healthy Alfredo Pasta, looks delicious!
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2015/05/healthy-alfredo-pasta.html
I would like to try the recipe for Tomato and Olive Rotini
I want to try the Asian Pork & Pasta recipe.
The Artichoke, Walnut & Prosciutto Angel Hair looked good.
I love noodles. I love Pasta, in every way shape and form and every way to cover it! LOL I learned Dreamfields is made from Duram wheat and has more fiber! I want to make the angel hair and honey butternut squash recipe. I adore that squash too.
I’d really like to try the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad sounds very tasty!
I like their Tomato and Olive Rotini recipe because it is easy and healthy!
I’d really like to try the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad, it sounds like an interesting combination of ingredients.
I think my hubby would really enjoy the Spicy Linguine with Chicken. Thank you!
I would like to try the Creamy Stove Top Cauliflower Mac n Cheese.
Lemon-Herb Penne make me hungry and i just ate..thanks
Yum, The Garden Market Pasta Salad with smoked trout!
A couple of recipes caught my attention. Pesto Rainbow Pasta with roasted vegetables… I have been looking for a pesto sauce that does not use pine nuts… and this looks easy and delicious. I also like the Savory Ricotta Angel Hair – it seems like a unique way to add cheese to an angel hair dish.
I like the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad.
I’m DEFINITELY going to try the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad. How can you go wrong with berries AND ginger! 🙂
I want to try the angel hair pasta with squash recipe
I like the Angel Hair and Honey Butternut Squash recipe.
I would love the Lemony Spring Peas & Pasta Salad!
I would make the Potluck Pasta Salad.
The healthy alfredo pasta sounds amazing!
I want to try the Blackberry Ginger Pasta Salad.
I would like to try the Artichoke, Walnut & Prosciutto Angel Hair recipe. It looks really good!
I found the Tomato and Olive Rotini and I am going to try it.
I want to try the roasted vegetable pasta primavera.
I would love to try the Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera recipe. I love all the veggies in this recipe 🙂
I really like the Chicken Puttanesca with Spaghetti recipe!!
I would love to try to make the Tomato and Olive Rotini.
angel hair pasta with shrimp. yummy
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera looks really good!
I’d love to make Angel Hair With Spicy Shrimp.
I like the Tomato and Olive Rotini
The Healthy Alfredo Pasta sounds delicious!
The Penne and Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad sounds super yummy!
I would love to try the Spicy Sausage Spinach Lasagna!
I love salad 😉 So I’ll choose the: Lemony Spring Peas & Pasta Salad
I like and would make the vegetable lasagna http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/healthy-pasta-recipes/2008/06/vegetable-lasagna.html
I like the Artichoke, Walnut & Prosciutto Angel Hair
I would like to try the Healthy Alfredo Pasta recipe.
Dreamfields has 5 grams of fiber and 7 grams of protein per serving (http://dreamfieldsfoods.com/health-professionals.php)
I like the recipe for Tomato and Olive Rotini.
Tomato and Olive Rotini is what i would love to try
I would like to try Dreamfield’s Chicken Caprese Salad Rotini pasta recipe.
I love Dreamfields’s Angel Hair pasta.
The Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera looks so good! Cant wait to try it!
And also the Tomato and Olive Rotini – a great way to use up those extra tomatoes from the garden!
the antipasto pasta salad sounds good.
I’d like to try the Buffalo Chicken Pizza Mac & Cheese
The lemony angel hair pasta looks delicious!
I would like to try the recipe Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera
I would really love to try the Tomato and Olive Rotini. I think it would go with grilled chicken.
I would like to try the tomato and olive rotini recipe.
Artichoke, Walnut & Prosciutto Angel Hair- looks tasty!
I like the recipe Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera.
I’d love to make the Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair. Thanks so much.
Lemony Spring Peas & Pasta SalaD looks really good
I love pasta with a little kick! Great recipe 🙂
I love the Tomato and Olive Rotini recipe.
thank you
Lemony Spring Peas & Pasta Salad looks good.
I would like to try the No Cook Tomato Basil Sauce
Fruit & Yogurt Elbow Salad looks good for a lighter dish
I would like to try the Angel and Devil Pasta recipe from their site.
The recipe for Chicken Puttanesca with Spaghetti sounds really good, looks awesome too!
I like Healthy Alfredo Pasta.