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Chili Pasta Bake

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This hearty chili pasta bake recipe is a family favorite!

Chili Pasta Bake Recipe

Last week when I made Chili Stuffed Potatoes, I made a double batch of chili. Instead of serving the leftovers for lunch, I repurposed the leftover chili to make a Chili Pasta Bake and it was a hit with my entire family.

This Chili Pasta Bake recipe is easy to make whether you are making it with leftover chili or have to make a batch of chili. If you don’t have leftover chili, you can quickly whip up a batch of chili while the pasta is cooking.

Chili Pasta Bake Recipe

Prep Ahead Tip: The chili can be made 1 – 3 days ahead of time.

Ingredients
 Directions
  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain the noodles.
  2. Mix the chili and drained pasta together in a 13 x 9 baking dish.
  3. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the pasta.
  4. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  5. Remove foil and bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

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Chili Pasta Bake

Course Main
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8
Author Alea

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions.
  • Mix chili and drained pasta together in a 13 x 9 baking dish.
  • Sprinkle cheese over the top.
  • Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • Remove foil and bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.


Chili Pasta Bake - a tasty way to enjoy leftover chili

This chili pasta casserole provides enough for two dinners for my family of five. I served it with asparagus from my evening of batch cooking vegetables and a garden salad.

More Easy Casserole Recipes:

Pasta Bake

Mexican Lasagna

Beef Stew Casserole

About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Sohaila says

    You are a cook after my own heart! Just found your site today while googling leftover BBQ chicken recipes. I would like to see what you meant by ‘batch cooked vegetables’ but the link isn’t working.

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.