How to make chicken macaroni?

Question

I want to make macaroni with chicken....I've read a lot of macaroni recipes which conveniently tell me "cook the chicken". However, I want to know exactly, HOW do I cook the chicken?

Also, is it compulsory to add milk or soup? Because it's there in every recipe I find, and you're supposed to add a lot of it.

And can you eat baked macaroni for dinner?

Answer 1

I think this is the one you are looking for...

Chicken and Macaroni

Easy, economical, one dish meal. A different way to serve chicken. Haven't tried this yet but sounds like it would be very good.

6 servings

45 min prep

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces macaroni, cooked according to package directions
2 cups diced, cooked chickens
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed (or 1 to 1 1/2 cups)
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 cup milk
1 (4 ounce) jar chopped pimientos, , drained (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs

DIRECTIONS

Combine cooked macaroni, chicken, soup, milk, pimientos, salt and pepper in a greased 2 1/2-quart casserole.
Toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over casserole.
Bake uncovered in a 400° oven for 25 minutes, or until hot.

Answer 2

Boil your chicken for at least 10 minutes before you mix with your macaroni noodles. You can also bake your chicken with your noodles if you cook it at a low temp, (350 degrees) if you're going to add more ingredients like cream of mushroom soup, broccoli, mushrooms, cheese, red peppers, green peppers; etc. If you bake this, let cook for 30-45 mintues. Good eating!

Answer 3

In Italy we don't have Maccaroni with chicken. May be you can make a chicken sauce for Maccaroni.. but I don't advice it! It's better to do Ragù with a different meat and not with chicken.
But you can try this recipe for chicken.
Pollo alla cacciatora _ Chicken cacciatora

2 lbs. chicken parts
6 tbs. olive oil
1 small carrot
1 stalk celery
1 lb. tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 bay leaf
few juniper berries
1 glass dry white wine
1 oz. dried mushrooms
1 clove garlic
3 cup chicken broth
1 tbs. parsley, chopped
salt
pepper


Wash the chicken parts and pat dry. Sauté the carrot, celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. When tender, but not crisp, add the chicken parts, salt and pepper, bay leaf, juniper berry and let brown over a high flame. Add the wine and, when it has evaporated, add a few mushrooms (previously re-constituted in warm water), the tomatoes and 1/2 cup broth. Cook for about one hour over medium heat. When ready remove from heat, add the chopped parsley and arrange in a pre-heated serving platter. Serve

While you can cook Maccaroni iwith this other recipe (so you've 2 plats)
Maccaroni alla Norma
1 eggplant
1 clove garlic
10 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
3 oz. aged salted ricotta, grated
olive oil
1 lb. Maccaroni
10 basil leaves
salt
pepper


Slice the eggplant and place on a cutting board propped on a slant, cover with salt and leave under a weight for one hour until the bitter water seeps out. Brown the garlic in oil, add the tomatoes and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced by 1/3. Add pinch of pepper, remove from heat and set aside.
Wash the slices of eggplant and pat dry; fry in hot oil, place on paper towels to dry, then chop coarsely, and set aside. Cook the maccaroni in a large pot of boiling salted water until just al dente and drain. Quickly toss in a large skillet half of the tomato sauce, the eggplant, a few basil leaves and half of the grated cheese over a brisk flame. Then put the pasta in the serving dish, cover with the remaining half of the sauce, the rest of the grated ricotta, sprinkle with a few more basil leaves and serve.

Answer 4

yes you must make mac & cheese with milk....and yes you can eat it for dinner...the best way is make the mac & cheese and at the end, add cooked chicken breast that you bought cooked at the marked and cut into cubes...or you could use left over chicken from another meal or simmer a chicken breast in broth and use that...