Mac Cheese and Chicken- The One Pot Meal

Macaroni when cooked with the right ingredients can give you the perfect taste, and baked macaroni with cheese and chicken is a one pot meal that can fill your tummies right away. Parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese can be used together with chicken to prepare this one pot meal. You can even try out three cheese varieties in this dish to make it more yummy. I think you must avoid mozzarella cheese, as it tends to stick around the macs. Here i have used only cheddar cheese. This is a yummy delight if cooked with great care and lots of love.

Ingredients (Serves 4-5)

• Macaroni  - 250 - 300 gms
• Chicken    - 150 - 200 gms
• Onion       - 1 large
• Black pepper powder - 1 tsp ( or more as per your taste)
• Milk        - 150 ml or 1/4 cup
• Cornflour  - 1 tsp
• Butter       - 2 tsp OR Cream     - 150 gm (I have used butter here)
• Ginger garlic paste- optional (if you prefer to cook chicken with it)

Method

1. Boil water in a vessel and add some salt to it.
2. Add macaroni to it and wait till it cooks
3. when it gets cooked, strain and keep aside
4. Heat a pan, add oil  and add diced onions
5. Saute onions till golden brown
6. Now add ginger garlic paste (optional), pepper powder, Boneless chicken pieces and salt. Add a quarter cup of water.
7. Close the lid and allow the chicken to cook well. You may add herbs if you prefer to. Italian herbs are the best ones to be added. (Optional)
8. When the chicken is cooked, remove it and keep aside.
9. In the pan, add some butter and melt it.
10. Now you may add the cornflour to the melted butter. With a spatula, heat the cornflour.
11. Add milk immediately and cook it it thickens. If it thickens too much you may add a bit of water.
12. If you are adding salted butter, prefer not to add salt to the cornflour mix. If it is unsalted butter that you use, add a bit of salt just for the cornflour mix/white sauce.
13. Take a greased baking tray (glass) and add macaroni, chicken pieces and the white sauce.
14. Mix well and check if you have added right amount of salt.
15. Grate cheese and you may add luxurious amount on top
16. Switch on the microwave and bake for 5-10 mnts in full power till the cheese melts completely.
17. Serve hot and Enjoy!!