Pandemic lock down and work from home ruined so many things. With work from home you do not get to out for lunch with people and try different things. But eating home cooked meals every. dingle. day for lunch and dinner gets boring at times. So...what does one do? One gets frozen food. And one of my fav frozen food is Evol's Chipotle chicken Mac and cheese.
I have been thinking of replicating that recipe at home and finally I got it. I cut some corners and used some store bough ingredients instead of making everything from scratch. Turned out great. I will be making it often from now on.
Chipotle Chicken Mac and Cheese
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| Chipotle Chicken Mac and Cheese |
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| Chipotle Chicken Mac and Cheese |
Ingredients:
- Chipotle in Adobo sauce (Used 1/2 of the chillies in the container and chopped them up)
- 1 chicken breast grilled chopped into 1 inch cubes (about 2-3 cups)
- Salsa con queso cheese dip (15 oz jar )
- 3 cups ditalini pasta cooked according to package directions with generous amount of salt.
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1-2 cups panco breadcrumbs
- 1 cup grated mild cheddar cheese
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Mix the cheese sauce, chopped chipotle , cheese and chicken. Drain the pasta and mix it in.
Mix the melted butter with the breadcrumbs
Add the pasta mixture to an 8x8 baking dish and top it with the breadcrumbs.
Add the pasta mixture to an 8x8 baking dish and top it with the breadcrumbs.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Enjoy
Enjoy
