Chicken Mac and Cheese
- 1- 1/2 pound Whole Wheat Pasta
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 whole Sweet Onion, Chopped
- 1/2 whole Red Pepper Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Flour
- 2 cups Milk
- 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 cups Shredded Smoked Gruyere
- 1/2 cups Parmesan
- 1 pinch Nutmeg
- 2 whole Boneless Chicken Breasts, Grilled And Chopped
- 3 slices Bacon, Fried And Crumbled
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Boil water for pasta and cook according to directions.
- In a skillet, add the olive oil over medium heat and saute onions and red pepper.
- While water is boiling, make the sauce.
- In a medium saucepan on medium heat, add butter and flour and whisk together to create a roux.
- Add milk and cream, stirring constantly.
- Add cheeses and a pinch of nutmeg, stirring consistently for 5-8 minutes until mixture thickens.
- In a baking dish, layer pasta, chicken, pepper and onion mixture, and bacon, Add half of the cheese sauce, then more pasta, chicken, peppers, onion and bacon.
- Add remaining cheese sauce.
- Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes.
pasta, olive oil, sweet onion, red pepper, butter, flour, milk, heavy cream, cheddar cheese, gruyere, parmesan, nutmeg, chicken breasts, bacon
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/chicken-mac-and-cheese/ (may not work)