creamy macaroni & cheese with bacon & chicken
Fun Fact: In any given twelve-week period, approximately one-third of the population of the United States will eat macaroni and cheese at least once, according to www.mymacaroniandcheese.info
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yield
6 -8
prep time
20 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For creamy macaroni & cheese with bacon & chicken
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2 ccooked chicken, skinned shredded (i use precooked rotisserie chicken)
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2 cmacaroni noodles
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3 Tbspbutter
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3 Tbspall purpose flour
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2 chalf & half
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/4 tspseasoned salt
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1/4 tsppepper
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2 cshredded gouda or monterey jack cheese
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6 slicebacon, cooked crisply and crumbled
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1 cpanko bread crumbs
How To Make creamy macaroni & cheese with bacon & chicken
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1Cook Macaroni noodles according to package directions -
2In a deep oven-proof skillet (or regular skillet if you don't have one) melt butter, stir in flour and heat continuing to stir until lightly browned.
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3Gradually stir in half & half and cheese, salts and pepper. Stir contantly over medium heat until thickened and bubbly and cheese is melted.
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4Remove sauce from heat. Stir in macaroni, bacon and chicken. (If you don't have an oven proof skillet, transfer mixture to a 9x13 casserole or baking dish, if using a pan that can go from stove to the oven, leave mixture in pan.)
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5Sprinkle with panko crumbs and broil in the oven 3-4 inches from heat until panko crumbs are browned.
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