Creamy Chicken Macaroni

photo by:kraft

Mac and cheese and bite-size pieces of chicken breast team up with broccoli and a dash of paprika to create this crowd-pleasing dish.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 1-1/4 cups each

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What You Need

Tbsp. oil

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1/4

cup chopped onions

tsp. paprika

cups water

cups small broccoli florets

pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

1/2

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

Make It

HEAT oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and onions; cook and stir 5 min. Add paprika; cook and stir 1 min.

STIR in water, broccoli and Macaroni; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 10 min. or until macaroni is tender and chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally.

ADD Cheese Sauce Mix and sour cream; stir until well blended. Cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation - Cheesy Beef Skillet

Prepare as directed, substituting boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips, for the chicken.

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a cook

posted:11/14/2007

Mac & Cheese for dinner? What kids wouldn't love it, and mom even get to add veggies!

kaleysmom71

posted:11/13/2007

I have made this a couple of times now, my kids love it and it's easy, they even eat the broccoli! I have made it with smoked sausage as well, also very good. When your pressed for time this is an easy way to serve mac-n-cheese for dinner and not feel too guilty about it.

jsmith725

posted:11/8/2007

This recepie was so easy make with a fast clean-up. My family doesn't like onions so I just leave that out and it still tastes terffic.

taylor6512

posted:11/5/2007

My husband and son do not like broccoli but I was able to get them to eat it with this. It is Mac-n- Cheese only better!

a cook

posted:11/4/2007

We liked it...definately beats meat, veggie, and mac as a side. And it goes all in one pan...so easy to clean up, too. I used chicken broth instead of plain water...I also doubled the mac so it would stretch to our family of six. I mixed the sour cream and cheese powder together in a small bowl so that it would blend in better. My only recommendation is to put the broccoli in a few minutes AFTER the mac. It got a little TOO done. Oh, and finely chop the onions!

mlove996

posted:10/29/2007

My family loved this recipe!! It really changed how we do mac n cheese. We never thought broccolli would go well, but we were pleasantly suprised! It is now in my rotation of food making.

lilmelis25

posted:10/18/2007

I made this without the chicken and cooked chicken cutlets on the side , My husband and I enjoyed it so much. Next time I will try it will the chicken but what a great easy week night dish.

LisaMoss13

posted:10/17/2007

Very good...kids loved it.

mle14boo

posted:10/13/2007

My husband and I enjoyed this new version of mac and cheese. I added some red pepper flakes which gave it more kick. It was pretty good...very creamy.

a cook

posted:10/10/2007

I loved this dish! My roomate who NEVER eats anything I cook ate this and absolutely loved it. He asked me to make it again and I plan to!