Chicken Mac and Cheese

Course Dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 7

Equipment

  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Pan
  • 1 Strainer

Ingredients

Macaroni

  • 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1/2 Sweet Onion
  • 3 tbsp Flour
  • 2 Cups 2 % Milk
  • 2 Cups Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 Cups Shredded Chicken
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 8 oz Macaroni
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic

Breadcrumbs

  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 3/4 cup Breadcrumbs

Instructions

Macaroni

  • Grab a large pot
  • Fill the pot up halfway
  • Put pot on the hotplate
  • Turn hotplate on high (level 5)
  • Once the pot of water is boiling (big bubbles), add macaroni
  • Cook for 15 minutes
  • Once macaroni is done, strain pasta water
  • Turn the hotplate off

Chicken

  • Grab a cutting board & knife
  • Put the rotisserie chicken on the cutting board
  • Start to cut off slices of chicken
  • Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces

Sauce

  • Grab a knife & cutting board
  • Chop onion into small pieces
  • Turn on stove top to medium (level 3)
  • Add 1/4 cup butter to pot
  • Add onions to pot
  • Cook for 5 minutes
  • Add 1 tbsp garlic to pot
  • Add 3 tbsp flour to pot
  • Cook for 1 minute
  • While continuing to stir, add 2 cups milk to pot
  • Add 2 cups cheddar cheese to pot
  • Stir until cheese is melted
  • Add chicken to pot
  • Add pasta to pot
  • Season with salt & pepper to pot
  • Turn off hotplate

Bread Crumbs

  • Grab a pan
  • Turn hotplate on medium (level 3)
  • Add 2 tbsp butter to pan
  • Add 3/4 cup bread crumbs to pan
  • Stir mixture for 3 minutes
  • Turn off hotplate
  • Add breadcrumbs to pot of macaroni & serve!

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