One Pot Cheesy Vegetarian Chili Mac

Mostly followed the recipe but we added lots of additional spices (paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, dried parsley, cayenne pepper, and a bit of ground coriander) and for the cheese we did a mix of cheddar, smoked cheddar, and parm

Add taco seasoning packet as it makes the flavor better without needing additional spices

Noticed there wasn't much in the way of seasoning here (other than the ch. powder). Put together according to instructions and let cook longer. Added 2 bay leaves...now it's BUSSIN'!!! (That's a good thing.)

This was great! I used a taco seasoning mix instead of just chili powder.

Added jalapeños, red bell pepper, and utilized two alarm chili seasoning. Turned out very good! 💗

Great idea but not a great flavour. We love bean chilli but this was pretty bland.

Try on instant pot next time

Used 2.5 cups of broth Added cayenne sugar and salt Served with ricotta

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Made with one can of beans to decrease amount of food made. Increased spices like everyone said. Husband ate with jalapeños and sour cream. Very good! When I made again it made way too much. Cut pasta in half next time too.

I agree it needed some adjustments, I did add twice the garlic and double the chili powder and added more veggie broth, some onion powder, garlic powder some cayenne pepper and added a can of rotel in addition to the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, definitely needed salt, and cumin was really good in it, added green chilis and it was good, my husband had 2 big helpings, he said it was a keeper!

This was really easy to make and the fam liked it a lot. I added more chili powder, cumin, cayenne, paprika, a little dried oregano, and doubled the garlic. Will definitely make again.

I knew the spices seemed lacking in the recipe so I tried to adjust a bit. I seasoned the onions with salt at the beginning and added twice the garlic called for. After simmering I tasted and it was still bland so I added a touch more salt and pepper before stirring in the cheese. Somehow it still tastes like almost nothing? I don't love it and now have a huge pot of chili mac I'm not sure will get eaten unfortunately.

It was okay, wasn't a favourite of mine but filling and beans are inexpensive. To make this better next time, I would add cumin and paprika at least. Onion and garlic powder won't go amiss either, I already added over double the recommended garlic but would use more and an extra onion too. Definitely needs salt. It's a good baseline meal but needs a lot of spicing up as a little bland.

Reduce heat for our stove top med-low heat, traded out regular diced tomatoes for a can of original Rotel

WARNING: She bubbles and causes trouble (ie burns) - I made a variation on this because I don’t eat much pasta. 1 T Tomato paste instead of tomato sauce, 1 c quinoa instead of pasta. Did frozen mixed vegetables instead of just corn, decreased cheese and added a splash of milk. Also added salt and pepper to taste, and garnished with sour cream and spring onion.

Took others’ advice and added salt. It was good but felt like it was missing something.

Modified a little… I didn’t add black beans (because I didn’t have any) and used drained canned corn. I also added impossible meat that was cooked with salt, pepper, and paprika. As others mentioned, I did add some salt. It was super easy to make and made quite a bit.

Good. Easy. Husband gives 8. Will make again

The recipe is good, but I can’t help but think that this recipe needs salt. There are many good flavors in this, but without salt being added during cooking it comes out rather bland.

I used a can of diced tomatoes with green Chiles, added cumin, onion, garlic and chipotle powder and ground white pepper instead of just the chili powder.

It was bland and definitely needs more seasoning. Maybe I'll add some cumin next time, but I'll definitely make it again because it was so easy!

Really enjoyed it. I only wanted to make 4 portions so just did one tin of black beans and one tin of kidney beans. Also used more pasta and added some paprika following the other reviews that said it needed more seasoning.

So delicious! I used only 2 cans of beans and a tablespoon of taco seasoning. Perfect topped with sour cream.

Could’ve done with more Mexican seasoning and chilli flakes

Needs more seasoning than is called for, but overall tasty and easy!

Truly a one-pot meal, VERY easy with almost no prep and it's filling (full recipe made 5 meal sized portions for me at ~600 cals each). I don't think the corn really added anything so would probably omit next time. Satisfied my craving for a chili mac meal for sure.

I wouldn’t say it serves 8 more so serves 4. Super easy to make though and yum!

Loved this recipe! I added in kale and carrots. I was a bit confused when it said to add in veg broth? Instead I added in cream and veg stock and this seemed to do the job!

This looks super delicious

I would at more chili seasoning. Maybe I just like thing’s spicy and this needed more

Didn’t use corn. Used a chili seasoning packet instead of all the individual spices, 4 cups vegetable broth, 3 cups of macaroni noodles, and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. Turned out so good!

Pretty good! Hearty, lots of leftovers, very easy to make. Needed more cheese so we grated some on top (after this photo). I saw a comment below about adding cream cheese, so now we add 1-2 oz and it makes it nice and creamy! We served it with sour cream (though not so needed when there’s cream cheese) and some cilantro the first time (which ended up being unnecessary). We used shell pasta just cus we had some in our pantry. While my husband doesn’t love it as much as I do, it’s become a go-to staple for me!

Made this for my teenager as an alternative to classic macaroni and cheese. It was a hit. Will make again.

A quick and hearty meal; great balance of spice and sweetness. Not quite as cheesy as I hoped, so I’m adding a bit more on top!

Easy to put together. Added kale for some greens. Was absolutely delicious and definitely will make again

Really good. Used more cheese and 2 teaspoons of chili powder. Added 1/2 block of cream cheese. Delicious and creamy! Half recipe. It makes tons. Served with cornbread.

I added impossible ground “meat”. Very yummy bf didn’t even know it was vegetarian!