Mac and Chicken Bake

Ingredients Tick them off

• 1 cup Macaroni ( elbow noodles)
• 1 cup Chickencooked and chopped
• 1 cup Potato chipscrushed
• 1 cup Shredded Cheese
• 2 tbsp Butter or margarine
• 2 tbsp All – purpose flour
• ½ tsp Sea salt
• ½ tsp Black or White Pepper
• ½ tsp Onion powder
• 1 clove Garlic
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup Starch water
• 1 cup Spinach
• 2 sticks Green onion

Method Tap a step to keep your place

1. Cook noodles according to the package or a few minutes less. Then keep the water for making the sauce.

2. Use cooked leftover chicken or cook one chicken beast and chop in small pieces.

3. Use crumbled chips leftover from your chip bag, crackers or tacos whatever you have available.

4. You will need a baking dish or single serving baking dishes.

5. In a saucepan or pan add butter and let melt, then add flour stirring it to make a paste. After pour one cup of pasta water slowly into the pan stirring it in. Add the milk and you can add more then one cup depending on the amount of sauce you need.

6. After add the seasonings, cheese, crushed garlic, and cooked chicken. Use a spoon to fold in the ingredients and add more pasta water or milk if needed to make more sauce.

7. After chop the spinach in small pieces and add to the mixture. Sample the mixture and if you need to add more seasoning or cheese go ahead.

8. Toss in the noodles and fold together, top with green onion.

9. Next in a pre-greased pan or 4 small single dishes add the mac and chicken mixture to the dish or dishes. Top with crushed chips, cracker or tacos to equal over the top.

10. Preheat the oven to 350ºf and bake this dish for 30 minutes just to bring it together. You can also cook this recipe in a air fryer in single heat safe dishes.

11. When baked remove from oven and serve with garlic bread and a tossed salad….Enjoy