Baked Macaroni Cheese with Chicken & BROCCOLI

Name: Baked Macaroni Cheese with Chicken & BROCCOLI
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb / 500g skinless chicken breast or thigh fillets (, cut into bite size pieces); 3 tbsp butter; 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 small onion (, finely chopped); 4 tbsp plain flour; 2 1/2 cups milk (, low fat); 1 cup water; 1 tsp salt; Black pepper; 2 cups macaroni / elbow pasta (Note 1); 1 large head of broccoli (, broken into florets, or 1 1/2 smaller ones); 1 1/2 - 2 cups grated cheese (cheddar, tasty or gruyere); 1/4 cup panko (or ordinary breadcrumbs); 2 tbsp parmesan cheese

4 servings

porcie

15 minutes

aktívny čas

45 minutes

celkový čas

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Ingrediencie

1 tbsp olive oil

1 lb / 500g skinless chicken breast or thigh fillets (, cut into bite size pieces)

3 tbsp butter

2 garlic cloves (, minced)

1 small onion (, finely chopped)

4 tbsp plain flour

2 1/2 cups milk (, low fat)

1 cup water

1 tsp salt

Black pepper

2 cups macaroni / elbow pasta (Note 1)

1 large head of broccoli (, broken into florets, or 1 1/2 smaller ones)

1 1/2 - 2 cups grated cheese (cheddar, tasty or gruyere)

1/4 cup panko (or ordinary breadcrumbs)

2 tbsp parmesan cheese

Postup

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Heat oil in a deep heavy based skillet or dutch oven over high heat. Add chicken and cook until just cooked - it's fine if it's still raw inside. Remove chicken into a bowl. (Note 2)

Reduce heat to medium and melt butter. Add garlic and onion and saute for 5 minutes until onion is translucent. Add flour and cook for 1 minute.

Pour in half the milk and whisk it in so the flour butter mixture melts. It should thicken quite quickly - around 30 seconds. Pour the remaining milk in, whisking constantly, then add the water, salt and pepper.

Turn the heat up to medium high and cook, whisking occasionally, for around 3 to 5 minutes until you start seeing steam rising from the white sauce when you whisk it.

Add the macaroni and chicken, stir, then top with broccoli.

Place the lid on and bake for 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven, switch oven to broiler/grill on high.

Remove lid (Note 3), stir through cheese, then sprinkle over panko and parmesan. (Will still look bit watery at this stage).

Place pot under the broiler/grill for 5 minutes, or until top is golden.

Remove, then let it stand for 5 minutes before serving (sauce thickens quickly).

Výživové hodnoty

Veľkosť porcie

361 g

Kalórie

530 kcal

Celkový tuk

31.3 g

Nasýtený tuk

15.5 g

Nenasýtený tuk

Trans tuk

Cholesterol

153 mg

Sodík

916 mg

Celkové sacharidy

18 g

Vláknina

1.2 g

Cukry

6.9 g

Bielkoviny

43.5 g