Slow Cooked Chili Macaroni

• 1 14 lbs lean ground beef
• 14 12 ounces canned no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon ground cumin
• 12 teaspoon oregano leaves, dried
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 14 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 2 cups whole wheat macaroni, cooked

1. Crumble beef into skillet with onions.
2. Brown.
3. Add remaining ingredients including macaroni.
4. Cook on medium heat, reduce heat to simmer, cover for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
5. For slow cooker: Crumble ground beef into slow cooker.
6. Add remaining ingredients except pasta.
7. Cover and cook on low 4 hours.
8. Stir in cooked pasta.
9. Cover and cook on low 1 additional hour.
10. You can substitute ground turkey for beef for lower saturated fat.

lean ground beef, salt, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, oregano, black pepper, hot red pepper, whole wheat macaroni

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/slow-cooked-chili-macaroni-335216 (may not work)