Chicken Pie Mac N Cheese

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Chicken Pie Mac N Cheese

Yield 6

Author Lucy Tweed

Cook time

1 Hour

Total time

1 Hour

When two become one(best made ahead and oven baked on the day!)

Ingredients

• 1 leek, finely chopped
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 4 chicken thighs, finely chopped and seasoned
• 2 cobs of corn, kernels removed
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1/4 cup garlic sauce or garlic dip
• 500g macaroni pasta
• 50g butter
• 250g Philadelphia cream cheese
• 300g grated cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups reserved pasta water
• 100g mozzarella cheese (grated or sliced)
• 100g cheddar cheese (for topping)

Instructions

1. Begin by finely chopping the leek and sautéing it in a teaspoon of butter and a teaspoon of olive oil over low heat with the lid on. Let it sweat and soften for about 10 minutes.
2. Once the leeks are cooked, set them aside.
3. Turn the heat to high and add the chicken thighs to the pan with a tablespoon of olive oil. Allow them to brown thoroughly on one side without stirring to achieve caramelization, about 10mins.
4. Add the corn kernels, frozen peas, and the sautéed leeks back into the pan. Stir well to combine. Add the fresh thyme leaves. Set this mixture aside until cool, then stir through the garlic dip.
5. Cook the macaroni pasta until it's al dente. Before draining, reserve 1 1/2 cups of the starchy pasta water.
6. In the same saucepan where you cooked the pasta, melt 50g of butter. Add the Philadelphia cream cheese and 300g of grated cheddar cheese. Stir until well combined.
7. Add the cooked pasta back into the saucepan, allowing the heat to melt and combine the cheeses. Use the reserved pasta water to loosen the mixture as needed.
8. In a large baking dish, layer half of the macaroni and cheese mixture.
9. Top the macaroni with the chicken and leek mixture.
10. Finish by adding the remaining macaroni and cheese on top.
11. Sprinkle the top with 100g of mozzarella and 100g of cheddar cheese.
12. Bake in the oven until it's bubbling and golden, which should take about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

1089

Fat

65 g

Sat. Fat

33 g

Carbs

79 g

Fiber

5 g

Net carbs

74 g

Sugar

9 g

Protein

48 g

Sodium

861 mg

Cholesterol

215 mg

This information is a guide only, and can vary due to a number of factors including precision of measurements, brands, ingredient freshness, or the source of nutrition data.