Range-Top Chicken, Macaroni, and Cheese

Name: Range-Top Chicken, Macaroni, and Cheese
Total time: 2100 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup dried multigrain or regular elbow macaroni; 12 oz skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1/4 cup finely chopped onion; 6 1/2 oz cream cheese ( garden and herd flavored); 1 2/3 cup fat-free milk; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese; 2 cup baby spinach (fresh); 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half

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Range-Top Chicken, Macaroni, and Cheese

pretendchef @cook_3739518

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Ingredients

35 mins

1 1/2 cupdried multigrain or regular elbow macaroni
12 ozskinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cupfinely chopped onion
6 1/2 ozcream cheese ( garden and herd flavored)
1 2/3 cupfat-free milk
1 tbspall-purpose flour
3/4 cupshredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
2 cupbaby spinach (fresh)
1 cupcherry tomatoes, cut in half

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Steps

35 mins

1

In a medium saucepan cook macaroni according to package directions, except dont add any salt to water. (Unless you want to) drain.
2

Meanwhile, coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion to hot skillet. Cook for 4 to 6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
3

Add cream cheese; stir until melted.
4

In a medium bowl whisk together milk and flour. Add all at once to chicken mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
5

Reduce heat to low. Add cheddar cheese, stirring until melted.
6

Add cooked macaroni; cook and stir foe 1 to 2 minutes until heated through.
7

Stir in spinach. Top with cherry tomatoes.
8

Makes 5 (1 1/3-cup) servings.
9

I found this recipe in a magazine. I hope you all enjoy it. I seasoned my chicken with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Also couldnt find elbow mac so I used a different whole grain pasta.