Mac and cheese with chicken and leeks

Name: Mac and cheese with chicken and leeks | Asda Good Living
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 Butcher's Selection Chicken Breasts, sliced; 2 leeks, sliced; 2 tsp vegetable oil; 300g macaroni; 400ml skimmed milk; 2tbsp cornflour; 20g butter; 80g Asda 50% Less Fat Mature Cheddar, grated; 40g Parmesan, grated; 1tsp cayenne pepper; 2tbsp Asda Panko Breadcrumbs; 2tsp dried thyme

Use different veggies to make this dish your own

By Asda Good Living,1st March 2017

(18 votes)

Cook: 40 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.20 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 480g serving contains

Energy
2510kj
600kcal

30%

Fat
11.5g

Med
16%

Saturates
5.3g

Med
27%

Sugars
8.6g

Med
10%

Salt
0.96g

Med
16%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
523kj/125kcal

Ingredients

2 Butcher's Selection Chicken Breasts, sliced

2 leeks, sliced

2 tsp vegetable oil

300g macaroni

400ml skimmed milk

2tbsp cornflour

20g butter

80g Asda 50% Less Fat Mature Cheddar, grated

40g Parmesan, grated

1tsp cayenne pepper

2tbsp Asda Panko Breadcrumbs

2tsp dried thyme

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

Toss the chicken, leeks and oil together on a baking tray. Cook for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through.

Cook the pasta to the pack instructions and drain.

Mix 2tbsp of the milk with the cornflour. Melt the butter in a pan, add the rest of the milk and bring to a boil. Whisk in the cornflour mix and cook for 2 mins to thicken. Take off the heat, add the cheeses and cayenne and season with black pepper. Let the cheese melt then stir to combine.

Toss the macaroni add cheese sauce through the chicken and leeks, sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and thyme and bake for 15 mins until golden and bubbling.