Cheesy Chicken Macaroni Bake

Submitted by Saraphym

"I discovered this when I attempted to make another recipe on Recipezaar, and it turned out really good!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) box macaroni and cheese mix
• 1⁄4 cup pasta (any)
• 1⁄4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 8 slices bacon (I used Turkey Bacon)
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• pepper
• 1 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese (or whatever you like)

directions

1. Add all pasta (including from mac n cheese) to boiling water.
2. While that cooks, cook the bacon, drain and set aside.
3. When pasta is tender, drain, return to pot and add milk, cheese sauce mix, butter and sour cream.
4. Simmer on low while you cook the chicken.
5. Cook chicken in the pan you cooked the bacon in (use some of the bacon fat).
6. Sprinkle chicken with pepper as it cooks.
7. While chicken is cooking, dice bacon.
8. Layer mac n cheese, bacon, diced chicken and cheeses in casserole dish (I used rectangular type dish).
9. Bake 30 minutes or until heated through.
10. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Funandsweet623]

Was good and easy to make. I cooked the chicken and the bacon together to give the chicken more flavor. It made alot so we had a lot of leftovers even though I cut back on some of the ingredients.