Easiest Way to Make Delicious Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese

Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese. No extra pots or pans to wash up, and minimal work with simple ingredients! It will be hard to go back to regular Mac and Cheese after this! PRINTSAVEgo to your favorites For example, this Tuscan chicken macaroni and cheese has chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach, along with all the rich, creamy cheesiness of a great macaroni and cheese.

TUSCAN CHICKEN MAC 'N' CHEESE Creamy Mac'n'Cheese is everyones dreamy comfort meal. This dish has a few extra bits to liven it up, it's super cheesy, creamy and packed with flavour. Tuscan Chicken Mac 'n' Cheese is a winner in our books! You can have Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese using 22 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese

1. Prepare 8-10 of boneless chicken thighs.
2. You need 2 tsp of salt.
3. Prepare 2 tsp of pepper.
4. It's 3 tsp of paprika.
5. You need 3 tsp of chili powder.
6. You need 3 tsp of cayenne pepper.
7. It's of I honestly do not measure the spices and just know...
8. You need 2 tbs of olive oil.
9. It's 3 tbs of butter.
10. Prepare 1 of large red onion diced.
11. You need 3 of garlic cloves minced.
12. Prepare 1.5 cups of white wine (any).
13. It's 9-12 oz of jar sun dried tomatoes in oil.
14. Prepare 4 tbs of flour.
15. It's 2 cups of chicken broth.
16. It's 3 cups of non fat milk (refular milk is ok).
17. You need 3 tbs of italian herbs.
18. It's 4 cups of macaroni cooked.
19. It's 3 cups of spinach.
20. You need 1 cup of Parmsean cheese.
21. You need 1 cup of mozz cheese.
22. Prepare 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese.

No extra pots or pans to wash up, and minimal work with simple ingredients! In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Remove skillet from heat and stir crushed crackers into the butter mixture to coat; spread over the chicken and macaroni mixture in the baking dish. Creamy mac and cheese is everyone's dreamy comfort meal.

Tuscan Chicken Mac-n-Cheese instructions

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!.

This dish has a few extra bits to liven it up, it's super cheesy, creamy and packed with flavour. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Chicken: Seared or baked chicken (like our Tuscan Chicken Macaroni Cheese) Jalapeños: Fresh or pickled jalapeños (like this Chili Mac Recipe) Herbs: For even more flavour, try adding in Oregano, Basil, Thyme or Parsley — dried or fresh, to the béchamel sauce. Remove casings, if present, from sausage. In a skillet cook and crumble sausage; drain.