White Cheddar Mac N Cheese with Chicken & Kale

Name: White Cheddar Mac N Cheese with Chicken & Kale
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box (1 lb) macaroni pasta or any small pasta; 6-10 kale leaves, cleaned destemmed and chopped to small pieces; 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into inch size pieces; Salt & pepper to taste; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 3 tbsp butter; 2 x 12oz can evaporated milk; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt; 4 c shredded mozzarella/cheddar cheese mix

Autumn Farmer @autumnfarms

Big Island, Hawaii

A twist on the classic mac n cheese

Autumn Farmer @autumnfarms

Big Island, Hawaii

A twist on the classic mac n cheese

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Ingredients

1 box (1 lb)macaroni pasta or any small pasta
6-10kale leaves, cleaned destemmed and chopped to small pieces
2boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into inch size pieces
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tbspcooking oil
3 tbspbutter
2x 12oz can evaporated milk
1/2 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tsppaprika
1 tspsalt
4 cshredded mozzarella/cheddar cheese mix

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Steps

1

Cook pasta in large pot according to instructions.
2

While pasta is cooking, add 1 tbsp cooking oil and 1 tbsp butter to large pot. Add chicken and kale and season with salt and pepper. Heat over medium-low until chicken cooked through and kale soft.
3

Once chicken/kale mixture is cooked, remove from pot and set aside.
4

Melt the 2 tbsp butter in same pot chicken was cooked in. Add can of evaporated milk.
5

Add garlic powder, paprika & salt, stirring to combine.
6

Once evaporated milk is hot, add shredded cheddar cheese a handful at a time, making sure to melt cheese completely before adding next handful.
7

Once all cheese has been added and melted, turn heat to low. Add the chicken/kale mixture and cooked pasta. Stir to combine and taste to see if more salt is needed.
8

All done, enjoy!