Chicken-Bacon Mac and Cheese. Pour cheese sauce directly over the pasta, chicken and bacon that is in the large casserole pan. Gently stir ingredients together until well combined. Gradually whisk in cream, milk, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper.
Steps for making chicken and bacon mac and cheese: So I've got a feeling this is going to be a pretty short post today.
Lewis finishes school for the summer tomorrow (Gracey finished last week), and we've got lots of days out planned, so we've been working hard to try to get everything done that we possibly can before life gets crazy.
Stir in all of the Parmesan cheese, half of the mozzarella and half of the cheddar.
You can cook Chicken-Bacon Mac and Cheese using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chicken-Bacon Mac and Cheese
- It's 1 lb of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (cubed).
- You need 1 lb of Bacon (Cut into 1/2 in strips).
- You need 10 oz of Sharp Cheddar Cheese (cubed).
- Prepare 8 oz of Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese.
- You need 1 box of Kraft Mac and Cheese.
- You need 1 box of Medium Shells.
- It's 1 cup of Milk.
- It's 6 tbsp of Butter or Margarine.
- You need 1 dash of Salt and Pepper (to taste).
Melt cheese completely, then stir in cooked pasta, chicken, and half of the bacon pieces. Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with remaining mozzarella, cheddar, and bacon. Cook macaroni according to package instructions. Top with remaining cheese and bacon.
Chicken-Bacon Mac and Cheese step by step
- Bring 4-6 quarts of water to a boil. Preheat oven to 425°F..
- Add pasta and box of Kraft pasta to boiling water (put cheese sauce packet aside). Cook pasta, stirring occassionally, to desired doneness..
- Drain water from pasta. Return pasta to pot and add all cheeses (including Kraft cheese sauce packet), milk, and butter. Stir by hand until butter and shredded cheese are melted and cheese sauce is dissolved..
- Add chicken, bacon, salt, and pepper and stir until well blended..
- Pour mixture into a 13x9x2 casserole dish. Cover with foil. You may want to place a cookie sheet on the rack below to catch any cheese that bubbles over..
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 mins. Reduce temp. to 400, remove foil cover, and bake an additional 15 minutes (or until chicken and bacon are cooked thoroughly)..
Chicken Ranch Macaroni and Cheese is a pile of ranch-seasoned cheesy elbow macaroni topped with ranch seasoned chicken and crumbled bacon. You are sure to get ranch flavor in every bite of this pasta dish! Be sure to check out my Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells for another flavorful chicken and pasta dish. Toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over macaroni. Put the macaroni in greased baking dish add the chicken and mix up now add all the sauce and stir up.
