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    Homemade Chicken & Spinach Macaroni and Cheese

    January 31, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

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    Chicken and Spinach Macaroni n Cheese-3

    I’ve got one more brand new recipe to share with you as part of this month’s 31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken recipes. I adore homemade macaroni and cheese. I love ‘fiddling’ with the cheese sauce. I love mixing and matching cheeses and this one just might be my favorite…I’m still drooling over this combo of white cheddar and sharp cheddar.

    The Homemade Bacon & Spinach Mac and Cheese was such a ginormous hit with everyone, that I decided to sneak in one more new recipe in this month’s 31 Days of Rotisserie Chicken recipes. This one basically swaps the bacon for rotisserie chicken…and you end up with a ‘one-dish meal.’

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    For this meal, you cook the pasta.

    While the pasta is cooking, you prepare the cheese sauce. Warm and drain the spinach. Pull or shred the chicken, if needed.

    Then toss it all together in a baking dish. Warm it all together in the oven. Top with some grated Parm and dunzo.

    Chicken and Spinach Macaroni n Cheese

    Spinach laced. Chicken laced. Perfect cheese sauce. That’s a little taste of heaven in that baking dish, my friend!

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    Homemade Chicken & Spinach Macaroni and Cheese

    Absolutely easy and delightful!
    Prep Time25 minutes
    Cook Time15 minutes
    Servings - 6 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 16 oz elbow pasta
    • 10 oz frozen spinach
    • 4 Tbsp butter
    • 4 Tbsp flour
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1/2 cup sour cream
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
    • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
    • Grated Parmesan cheese, garnish

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
    • Cook the pasta as directed.
    • Warm the frozen spinach and drain well.
    • In a skillet, make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter and whisk in the flour. Then whisk in the milk and let simmer over low heat until sauce thickens. Stir in the sour cream, garlic powder 2 cheeses until they melt. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in the shredded chicken and drained spinach.
    • In the prepared baking dish, add the cooked pasta and then pour the cheesy chicken sauce over the top and gently combine and mix well in the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until warmed through.
    • Serve Homemade Chicken & Spinach Mac and Cheese as one dish meal, or with small side salad or veggies.

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    1. kym says

      January 31, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      Oh my gosh! I love mac and cheese. This looks so good – I think the kids will love it.

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