Cafe Delites· by Karina Carrel★ 4.8 (81)

Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese (ONE POT, STOVE TOP)

Name: Tuscan Chicken Mac And Cheese (ONE POT, STOVE TOP)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6, 6 people
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 large skinless boneless chicken breasts (or 4 boneless and skinless chicken thigh fillets, pounded to 1-inch thickness); 1 pinch salt (to season); 1 pinch pepper (to season); 1/2 teaspoon paprika (sweet or smokey); 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley; 1 tablespoon oil (divided, use olive or canola oil); 2 tablespoons butter; 1 yellow onion (small, chopped); 6 cloves garlic (finely diced); 1/3 cup white wine (optional - use chicken broth instead if you wish); 9 oz sun dried tomato strips in oil (jarred, reserve 2 tablespoons of oil and drain the rest); 3 tablespoons flour (level tablespoons); 2 cups chicken broth; 3 cups milk (light cream, or half and half, divided); 2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs; 10 ounces elbow macaroni (uncooked); 3 cups baby spinach leaves; 1 cup parmesan cheese (fresh grated); 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded); 1/2 cup grated cheese (cheddar or Gruyere); 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

35% of a 2,000 cal day

691KCAL

Protein

44g87% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat31g

40%

Saturated12g

58%

Unsaturated20g

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Total Carbs61g

22%

Fiber5g

18%

Total Sugars11g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch45g

—

Sodium1080mg

47%

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

Creamy Tuscan chicken mac and cheese made in one pot on the stovetop in under 40 minutes. Combines pasta, chicken, tomatoes, spinach, and cheese for a rich, satisfying dinner.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

2large skinless boneless chicken breasts — or boneless and skinless chicken thigh fillets
1 pinchsalt
1 pinchpepper
½ tsppaprika (sweet or smoky)
½ tspdried parsley
1 tbspolive oil — divided, or canola oil
2 tbspbutter
1yellow onion — small, chopped
6garlic — finely diced
⅓ cupwhite wine — or chicken broth, optional
9 ozsun dried tomato strips in oil — jarred, reserve 2 tablespoons of oil and drain the rest
3 tbspflour
2 cupschicken broth
3 cupsmilk — or light cream or half and half
2 tspdried Italian herbs
10 ozelbow macaroni — uncooked
3 cupsbaby spinach leaves
1 cupparmesan cheese — fresh grated
¾ cupmozzarella cheese — shredded
½ cupcheddar — grated, or Gruyere
2 tbspfresh parsley — chopped

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Method

40m total

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