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Chicken Mac & Cheese

Here's how you make Chicken Mac & Cheese
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 300 grams dry rigatoni pasta
  • 300 grams broccoli (trimmed, cut into small florets)
  • 2/3 cup green peas (frozen, thawed)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 500 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs (fillets, cut into 2cm pieces)
  • 1 jar (490 grams) béchamel sauce
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (thicken cream)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (pizza cheese)
  • Asparagus, steamed to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet directions, adding the broccoli and peas in the last 3 minutes of cooking.

  • Step 2: Drain and return to the pan.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat and cook chicken, in 2 batches, for 5 minutes or until browned and then add béchamel sauce and cream and bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked though and then stir in half the cheese and season to taste.

  • Step 4: Add the mix to the pasta mix and toss gently to combine.

  • Step 5: Preheat grill/broiler on high.

  • Step 6: Spoon mix into four 2 cup ovenproof dishes and top with remaining cheese and then cook under the grill/broiler for 5 minutes and serve with the asparagus.


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