Cheesy chicken mac and cheese with veggies

Name: Cheesy chicken mac and cheese with veggies
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup water; 8 ounces dried elbow macaroni; 2 carrots, thinly sliced; 1 small onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 cups water; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces); 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes; 3/4 cup half-and-half; 2 cups coarsely torn fresh spinach (optional)

Kayle Marie Campbell @cook_27370994

Cheesy chicken mac and cheese with veggies

Kayle Marie Campbell @cook_27370994

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 people

2chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonpepper
1/2 cupwater
8 ouncesdried elbow macaroni
2carrots, thinly sliced
1small onion, chopped
3 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tablespoonbutter
3 cupswater
2 cupsshredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
4 ouncescream cheese, cut into cubes
3/4 cuphalf-and-half
2 cupscoarsely torn fresh spinach (optional)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cook the chicken on the stove, sprinkle with 1/4 salt and pepper
2

In a different pot, boil water for the elbow macaroni. After water comes to a complete boil. Put the noodles in the pot and let them boil for 10-15 minutes or until tender
3

Mix in the thinly sliced carrots, chopped onion, minced garlic, butter and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the elbow macaroni. Pour the 3 cups of water over all in the pot. Cook on high for 2 minutes. DO NOT DRAIN THE LIQUID.
4

Add cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and half-and-half to macaroni mixure in the pot. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and mixture is well combined.
5

Chop up the chicken. Stir into the hot macaroni and cheese. If desired, stir in spinach just before serving.