Macaroni and Cheese (macaroni with chicken strips in cheese sauce)

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1/2 Pretzel
  • 2 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 2 Onions
  • 125 g Raclette and gruyère cheese
  • 400 g Pasta (e.g. short macaroni)
  • 60 g Butter or margarine
  • 40 g Flour
  • 650 ml cold milk
  • 2 TEASPOONS Tomato paste
  • 2-3 TEASPOONS light balsamic vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut pretzel into fine slices, roast colourless in a pan without fat at low heat, take out, let cool

  2. 2

    Meanwhile wash the meat, dab dry and cut into strips. Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the meat for 5-6 minutes while turning, season with salt and pepper and remove. Peel and finely dice the onions. Grate cheese finely. Prepare pasta in boiling salted water according to package instructions

  3. 3

    Melt 40 g fat in a pot. Fry the onions in it until transparent. Sprinkle with flour and sauté while stirring. Gradually deglaze with milk, bringing to the boil while stirring constantly. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Add cheese, up to 50 g, and tomato paste, dissolve while stirring constantly.

  4. 4

    Season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and vinegar. Pour the pasta into a sieve, drain and add to the sauce with the meat. Put them into four small or 1 large greased casserole dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Coarsely grind the pretzel in the universal chopper, knead with 20 g fat and spread on the noodles. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for approx. 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
990 kcal
CARBS
92 g
FATS
44 g
PROTEINS
56 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishescasserolePasta