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In a large saute pan, heat up olive oil on medium-high heat.
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Once olive oil is hot, add onion, red bell pepper, and saute for about 3 minutes.
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Add both meats to the pan with the veggies.
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Cook until the meat is no longer red, then turn the burner down to warm.
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Continue to stir so the meat doesnt burn.
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Fill a large pot with water for the macaroni noodles.
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Once water starts to simmer or boil, add macaroni and cook until finished.
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Make sure that you keep a watchful eye on the noodles and taste to make sure they are not over or undercooked.
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Once noodles are done, drain the water and place noodles back in the pot.
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Reserve 1 cup of the water from the cooked macaroni.
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Dont put noodles back on the burner just yet.
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In fact, I wouldnt return the pot back to the same burner because you want to allow your dish to simmer on warm, so use a different burner that has not been used yet.
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In the pot with the noodles, add the reserved starch water, tomato sauce, beans, diced tomatoes, chili seasoning, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper.
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Now add meat and sauteed veggies to the pot and stir until everything is evenly mixed.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Place the pot back on the stove and allow to simmer for at least 10-15 minutes.
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Make sure you keep stirring so the noodles wont burn.
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When you are ready to eat, top with some finely shredded cheese.
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If you want, you can even add a dollop of sour cream!
