Chili With Ziti

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs turkey
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, light or dark,drained
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 cup water
• salt and pepper
• shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 lb cooked ziti pasta

Recipe

• 1 cook hamburger or turkey, onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• 2 return to pan and add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, chili powder, cinnamon, oregano, water, salt and pepper.
• 3 mix well and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, prepare ziti according to directions on package; drain and keep warm until meat and tomato mixture is done.
• 5 serve chili over the ziti and top with cheddar cheese if desired.