Chicken, Bacon and Blue Cheese Mac & Cheese

• Meat

  • 5 slices Bacon
  • 1 Chicken breast, boneless skinless

• Pasta & Grains

  • 8 oz Elbow macaroni, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Flour
  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 3 tbsp Panko breadcrumbs

• Dairy

  • 4 slices American cheese
  • 3 tbsp Blue cheese
  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cup Milk, nonfat
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup Pepper jack cheese

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Ingredients

• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 5 slices bacon
• 8 ounces large elbow macaroni
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1½ cup nonfat milk
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
• ½ cup freshly shredded pepper jack cheese
• 4 slices American cheese
• 3 tablespoon blue cheese, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons Panko breadcrumbs
• 1½ tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
• Combine melted butter with breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan cheese. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, cut bacon into ½ inch pieces and cook in a medium size skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
• While bacon is cooking, cut chicken into 1 inch pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Wipe some of the bacon grease out of the skillet and cook chicken pieces in a single layer until no longer pink, turning once. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Cut chicken into smaller, bite-sized pieces if desired.
• In a medium sized pot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook until the mixture is fragrant and is beginning to lightly brown. Turn heat to medium-low, whisk in milk and cream and simmer until thickened; about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheeses (except blue cheese) until smooth. Add cooked macaroni to the cheese sauce and stir until
• completely coated. Stir in bacon (reserve a tablespoon or so for topping), half of the blue cheese and the chicken pieces.
• Spray a baking dish (I used 11x7) with cooking spray. Pour macaroni and cheese mixture into the dish. Top with reserved bacon pieces, blue cheese, and breadcrumb mixture.
• Bake in the 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.