Chicken and Cheese Macaroni Bake
My grown up daughter come over and cooked her amazing chicken macaroni bake for us for Easter. I call it death by Mac & cheese.
what you Need:
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 cups of shredded chicken
- 3 cups mild cheddar
- 2 cup mozzarella
- 3 oz of cream cheese
- 2 cups (at least) of heavy cream
- 1.5 cups (at least) of chicken stock/broth
- 2.5 cups elbow pasta uncooked
Instructions:
- Melt butter
- Add two cloves minced garlic
- Let simmer.
- Pour in a cup of heavy cream
- Season to your liking
- Add in 3 oz of cream cheese. Let simmer until it is melted
- Pour in 2nd cup of heavy cream and 1 cup of chicken stock/broth
- Add in 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, let melt.
- Add in 2 cups mild cheddar
- Add in additional stock/broth as you go, if needed to thin out cheese sauce.
- Fold sauce and cheese together until you get a thick, creamy cheese sauce.
- Fold in shredded chicken.
- Fold in cooked* elbow pasta.
- Take 1 cup mozzarella and 1 cup mild cheddar to create crust/top of dish.
- Place in oven on 350 for 15 minutes.
- Let cool 10 minutes.
- Enjoy
