One Pot Chicken Broccoli Mac and Cheese

A creamy, cheesy, and easy one-pot meal featuring chicken, broccoli, and macaroni.

By @recipe_tin

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 small onion
• 500 g chicken thigh fillets
• 2 garlic cloves
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 0.5 tsp cooking salt
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 0.25 cup plain flour
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 cups milk
• 0.75 tsp cooking salt
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 300 g macaroni
• 1 large head broccoli
• 1.5 cups shredded cheese
• 25 g unsalted butter
• 0.5 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a large dutch oven or oven-proof pot over high heat. Saute the onion for 2 minutes.
2. Add chicken and garlic, sprinkle across garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook until the surface of the chicken is sealed.
3. Stir in flour, then chicken stock – stir until it goes milky colored (indicates flour is dissolved).
4. Stir in milk, salt, pepper, and macaroni.
5. Scatter broccoli across the surface, bring to simmer, put lid on and transfer to oven preheated to 180C/350F (160C fan-forced).
6. Bake for 20 minutes, remove lid, flick to oven grill/broiler on high.
7. Stir in cheese (will seem watery still, that’s what we want), smooth surface.
8. Mix melted butter, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and a pinch of salt for the topping.
9. Sprinkle with crunchy topping, put under grill for 3 minutes or until topping is golden.
10. Serve and marvel at the creamy cheesy sauce!