Description
Creamy, cheesy macaroni topped with crispy honey garlic chicken and smoky bacon bits.
Ingredients
Scale
- Chicken tenders (sliced)
- Elbow macaroni
- Cheddar cheese (shredded)
- Honey garlic sauce
- Bacon (cooked, crumbled)
- Butter
- Milk
- Flour
- Garlic (minced)
- Fresh herbs (parsley or basil)
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Cook macaroni until al dente, then set aside.
- In a saucepan, make cheese sauce by whisking butter, flour, milk, cheddar, garlic, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Toss pasta in the cheese sauce and keep warm.
- Cook chicken tenders in a skillet until golden brown and cooked through. Toss in honey garlic sauce until coated.
- Spoon mac & cheese into bowls, then top with honey garlic chicken.
- Sprinkle with crispy bacon bits.
- Garnish with herbs and serve hot.
Notes
- For extra flavor, use smoked cheddar cheese.
- Adjust the amount of honey garlic sauce to taste.
- Fresh herbs can be substituted with dried herbs if necessary.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking and Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg