Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese | Fit Healthy Recipes
Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese
15 mins prepServes 4
A creamy one-pot dish combining seared chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and pasta in a luscious cheese sauce. This stove-top mac and cheese is both comforting and flavorful, featuring a mix of cheese and fresh spinach for added taste and nutrition.
1: Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika, dried parsley and 2 teaspoons of oil.
2: Heat the remaining oil in a large pot or pan.
3: Add the chicken and sear on both sides until golden brown.
4: Transfer chicken to a warm plate, tent with foil and set aside.
5: In the same pan, add butter and fry onion and garlic until the onion becomes transparent.
6: Pour in the white wine and allow to simmer for 5 mins.
7: Add sun dried tomatoes with 2 tbsp of oil and cook for 1-2 mins.
8: Stir in the flour and allow to cook for a minute.
9: Add chicken broth, 2 1/2 cups of milk, herbs, salt and pepper, and bring to a low simmer.
10: Add dry macaroni and stir occasionally as it comes to a simmer.
11: Reduce heat and cook until sauce thickens and macaroni is cooked.
12: Add spinach and stir through until wilted.
13: Take pot off the stove and stir in all the cheeses quickly.
14: Adjust salt and pepper to taste. If sauce is too thick, add milk.
15: Slice chicken into strips and stir through the pasta, pouring in juices from the chicken.
16: Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
