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Chicken macaroni cheese

Name: Chicken macaroni cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 400 grams macaroni; 2 chicken breasts; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 2 chicken stock cubes; 50 grams of butter; 50 grams of flour; 500 ml whole milk; 50 grams finely grated grana Padano; 200 grams of grated cheese; olive oil; salt and pepper to taste

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This creamy chicken macaroni cheese (or mac and cheese, as it is known in America) is easy to make and made extra tasty by including 2 types of cheese. A simple and quick weekday meal.

30 minutes

4 persons

Main course

Lunch

Nutrition balance score

Good

6.4/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

49.09 (Low)

41.59 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

917.70 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

84.72 g
11.28 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

39.48 g
22.90 g

Proteins

61.16 g

Fiber

5.00 g

Sodium

886.38 mg

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2023-07-16, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-23

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Fill a large saucepan with water and two stock cubes and bring to a boil. Cook the macaroni in the boiling water, and drain as soon as it is al dente.

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Remove any excess fat and sinew from the chicken breasts and cut them into cubes.

Finishing the chicken macaroni cheese – 20 minutes

Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the chicken cubes in it until they are golden brown and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and reheat the large frying pan.

Melt the butter in the frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add the flour in one go and stir well. Let the roux cook for a few minutes to remove the floury taste.

Gradually add the milk and mix with a whisk until smooth. Let it simmer gently for a few minutes. Stir in both types of grated cheese. Once the cheese has melted, return the fried chicken to the pan.

Stir in the macaroni and mix well. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh parsley, if desired. Enjoy your dinner!

Tips!

Which kind of cheese is best to use?

You can use many different types of grated cheese for this macaroni cheese. Try mature cheddar, Emmental, Gruyère or mozzarella.

Can I use other types of pasta?

The clue’s in the name, classic macaroni cheese is made with curved (or elbow) macaroni. You can replace this with other small pasta types, such as penne or fusilli.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

917.70 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

84.72 g
11.28 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

39.48 g
22.90 g

Proteins

61.16 g

Fiber

5.00 g

Sodium

886.38 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

2.75 mg

Calcium

867.75 mg

Magnesium

130.03 mg

Potassium

130.03 mg

Phosphorus

1055.49 mg

Copper

0.85 mg

Zinc

5.97 mg

Iodine

0.54 µg

Selenium

2.52 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

6.33 mg

Vitamine D

0.65 mg

Vitamine A

50.40 mg

Vitamine B1

0.32 mg

Vitamine B2

0.58 mg

Vitamine B6

0.76 mg

Vitamine B12

2.01 µg

Folic acid

31.99 µg

Vitamine E

0.14 mg

Vitamine K

3.18 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
100	gram	macaroni	gluten	359.00	67.00 g	3.70 g	3.00 g	0.30 g	13.50 g	3.40 g	20.00 mg	1.60 mg	30.00 mg	60.00 mg	160.00 mg	200.00 mg	0.15 mg	1.60 mg	-	-	-	-	0.06 mg	0.17 mg	0.07 mg	0.06 mg	-	8.00 µg	-	-	-
0.5		chicken breasts		85.50	-	-	3.00 g	1.13 g	22.50 g	-	37.50 mg	0.52 mg	7.50 mg	26.25 mg	300.00 mg	255.00 mg	0.02 mg	0.52 mg	-	-	-	0.08 mg	0.02 mg	0.05 mg	0.05 mg	0.52 mg	0.22 µg	1.50 µg	-	-	-
0.25		onion		11.25	1.91 g	1.91 g	0.06 g	0.03 g	0.38 g	0.78 g	2.81 mg	0.16 mg	9.38 mg	3.13 mg	54.69 mg	13.13 mg	0.03 mg	0.25 mg	-	-	2.03 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.04 mg	-	3.13 µg	-	-	-
0.5	clove	garlic		2.10	0.42 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.09 g	0.03 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	2.55 mg	0.30 mg	9.00 mg	1.95 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.06 µg	-	-	-
0.5	cube	chicken stock	celery	0.30	0.01 g	-	0.03 g	0.02 g	0.03 g	-	18.50 mg	0.01 mg	0.20 mg	0.03 mg	0.20 mg	0.15 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12.5	gram	of butter	milk	91.88	0.09 g	0.09 g	10.31 g	6.75 g	0.09 g	-	0.63 mg	0.01 mg	1.63 mg	0.25 mg	1.88 mg	2.50 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	0.15 mg	0.13 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12.5	gram	of flour	gluten	45.50	8.73 g	0.19 g	0.19 g	0.03 g	1.43 g	0.35 g	0.25 mg	0.13 mg	2.50 mg	2.50 mg	22.50 mg	12.50 mg	0.04 mg	0.14 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.04 mg	-	4.38 µg	-	-	-
125	ml	whole milk	milk	77.50	5.38 g	5.38 g	4.25 g	2.63 g	4.63 g	-	55.00 mg	-	150.00 mg	12.50 mg	200.00 mg	123.75 mg	0.01 mg	0.63 mg	-	-	2.50 mg	0.13 mg	0.04 mg	0.04 mg	0.21 mg	0.05 mg	0.50 µg	5.00 µg	-	-	-
12.5	gram	finely grated grana padano	milk, egg	48.75	0.06 g	-	3.50 g	2.38 g	4.00 g	-	187.50 mg	0.06 mg	150.00 mg	3.75 mg	18.75 mg	125.00 mg	-	0.50 mg	-	2.50 µg	-	-	50.00 mg	-	0.05 mg	0.01 mg	0.19 µg	2.25 µg	0.06 mg	0.31 µg	-
50	gram	of grated cheese	milk	189.50	-	-	14.85 g	9.60 g	14.35 g	-	225.00 mg	0.15 mg	510.00 mg	20.00 mg	55.00 mg	320.00 mg	0.59 mg	2.30 mg	-	-	0.25 mg	0.30 mg	0.16 mg	0.03 mg	0.17 mg	0.04 mg	1.10 µg	7.50 µg	-	-	-
		olive oil		2.03	-	-	0.23 g	0.03 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		salt and pepper		4.39	1.13 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.02 g	0.18 g	0.44 g	339.13 mg	0.09 mg	4.00 mg	1.33 mg	11.09 mg	1.51 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.52 µg	0.02 µg	1.34 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.18 µg	0.08 mg	2.86 µg	-
				917.70	84.72 g	11.28 g	39.48 g	22.90 g	61.16 g	5.00 g	886.38 mg	2.75 mg	867.75 mg	130.03 mg	833.10 mg	1055.49 mg	0.85 mg	5.97 mg	0.54 µg	2.52 µg	6.33 mg	0.65 mg	50.40 mg	0.32 mg	0.58 mg	0.76 mg	2.01 µg	31.99 µg	0.14 mg	3.18 µg	-