Cheesy chicken macaroni
mixed result2 servings5 May 2026
Ingredients
Summaryingredients flow right into the finished dish
1melt spreadable cheese
- ajika powder, smoked paprika and oil
- spreadable processed cheese
- milk
- Dijon mustard
- garlic powder
2season chicken pieces
- boneless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into small pieces
- 0.5 tspsalt
3boil macaroni while searing…
- from 2
- normal macaroni
4remove chicken
- from 3
- butter and pasta water, as needed
5stir
- from 4
- 75 gpre-grated cheddar
- Edam, pre-grated
- corn
6return chicken and toss
- from 5
Grid inferred from the written steps.
Steps
Tweaks
- shelf-stable gnocchi was abandoned because it would turn gummy on reheating
- the cheese sauce became grainy and stringy after the cheese was added; low heat, milk, butter and pasta water were used to rescue it