One-Pot Barbecue Chicken Mac and Cheese

Name: One-Pot Barbecue Chicken Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8, 8 (1 cup) servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts; 6 tablespoons barbecue sauce (I use/recommend Stubb’s Original, if you use another brand, look for one low in sugar/carbs); 4 tablespoons light butter (I use Land O’Lakes); ¼ cup flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 ½ cups skim milk; 2 ½ cups water; 10 oz uncooked elbow macaroni (use whole wheat pasta if following the myWW Purple plan); 6 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese (shredded (I use Cabot))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

18% of a 2,000 cal day

366KCAL

Protein

31g63% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat10g

13%

Saturated5g

24%

Unsaturated5g

—

Total Carbs37g

13%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch28g

—

Sodium535mg

23%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Creamy mac and cheese with chunks of chicken and sweet BBQ sauce stirred in. A comforting, crowd-pleasing main with smoky, tangy barbecue flavors.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

1½ lbuncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts
6 tbspbarbecue sauce — low-sugar, low-carbohydrate
4 tbsplight butter
¼ cupflour
½ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper
¼ tspcayenne pepper
1½ cupsskim milk
2½ cupswater
10 ozuncooked elbow macaroni — or whole wheat pasta
6 oz50% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese — shredded

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Method

50m total

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