Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese

Name: Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8-10 boneless chicken thighs; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp pepper; 3 tsp paprika; 3 tsp chili powder; 3 tsp cayenne pepper; I honestly do not measure the spices and just know..; 2 tbs olive oil; 3 tbs butter; 1 large red onion diced; 3 garlic cloves minced; 1.5 cups white wine (any); 9-12 oz jar sun dried tomatoes in oil; 4 tbs flour; 2 cups chicken broth; 3 cups non fat milk (refular milk is ok); 3 tbs italian herbs; 4 cups macaroni cooked; 3 cups spinach; 1 cup Parmsean cheese; 1 cup mozz cheese; 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

Brandy T. @btrehern

North Las Vegas

I was messing around one day in the kitchen experimenting with recipes. This one became a hit and I make it once every 2 months for the family.

Brandy T. @btrehern

North Las Vegas

I was messing around one day in the kitchen experimenting with recipes. This one became a hit and I make it once every 2 months for the family.

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Ingredients

8-10boneless chicken thighs
2 tspsalt
2 tsppepper
3 tsppaprika
3 tspchili powder
3 tspcayenne pepper
I honestly do not measure the spices and just know..
2 tbsolive oil
3 tbsbutter
1large red onion diced
3garlic cloves minced
1.5 cupswhite wine (any)
9-12 ozjar sun dried tomatoes in oil
4 tbsflour
2 cupschicken broth
3 cupsnon fat milk (refular milk is ok)
3 tbsitalian herbs
4 cupsmacaroni cooked
3 cupsspinach
1 cupParmsean cheese
1 cupmozz cheese
1 cupsharp cheddar cheese

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Steps

1

Season the heck out of the chicken thighs with salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder and cayenne powder. Let it sit for a couple of minutes.
2

Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet (any skillet will be ok), then add/cook the chicken.
3

When chicken is done, remove from pan and set aside on a plate.
4

Add butter to the pan and melt.
5

Add onion and garlic, stir for about 2 minutes until transparency.
6

Add the wine and simmer for about 3 minutes.
7

Stir in the entire jar of sun dried tomatoes with oil.
8

Simmer for about a minute, then add flour and stir for another minute.
9

Stir in the chicken broth, milk and Italian herbs and simmer again for, yup, another minute.
10

Stir in cooked macaroni and simmer until the sauce thickens. About 5 minutes.
11

Once sauce thickens, add spinach and stir until the spinach wilts.
12

Mix in the cheese and been very well.
13

Add the chicken and top with some more Parmsean cheese.
14

Enjoy!