Friday, April 10, 2009

Real Mac N Cheese (This is a WHOLE meal)

Either 1 cup of chicken stock, canned (not very healthy) or:

1 chicken breast

1 carrot

1/4 onion

1 stalk celery

1 1/2 cups whole wheat macaroni

1 cup milk

3 TBS flour

4 TBS olive oil or other oil or butter (or a blend of butter and oil)

1/2 c shredded parmesan

1 pkg frozen spinach (cheap) or 2 cups fresh, steamed

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg


Throw your chicken breast in a pot with 2-3 cups water, your chopped carrot, celery and onion (salt and pepper). When chicken is cooked through, cut up into small pieces and pureee your broth in the blender (with onion, celery and carrot). Heat oil over medium heat and add flour. Cook one minute and add milk and one cup of the puree broth and turn to low. Add nutmeg and let simmer. Boil macaroni. When macaroni is done, squeeze spinach out and tear into pieces. Add chicken, parmesan and spinach to the sauce. Mix in macaroni.

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