Skillet Chili Mac Recipe

Add the ground beef, onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the hot skillet. Break up the meat into small pieces as it cooks, stirring often, until it loses all its pink color, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds, until you can smell it.

Stir in the brown sugar, tomato sauce, water, and macaroni. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover the skillet.

Lower the heat to maintain a lively simmer (somewhere between medium and medium-high heat) and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often, until the macaroni is tender. Taste and season with salt and pepper if it needs it.