Shredded Chicken Macaroni Casserole

Here's to avoid dried chicken breast meal.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onion

3 tbsp butter

2 1/2 cups Cream of Chicken Soup (check out my Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup recipe)

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup milk

3 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (1 big breast)

2 1/2 cups cooked macaroni

pinch of salt and pepper

1/4 cup Ritz cracker crumbs

Directions:

1) Saute onion in butter.

2) Add in cream of chicken soup and 1 1/2 cups cheese;  slowly stir in milk.

3) When cheese is melted, stir in chicken and macaroni. Add salt and pepper if needed.

4) Transfer mixture in baking pan; sprinkle with cracker crumbs and bake for 30 mins. at 350 F. Add remaining cheese after turning off the oven and leave it in for 5 mins. to melt.

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

Never buy canned Cream of Chicken soup again.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cup milk

3/4 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp turmeric

1 tbsp parsley

Directions:

1) Combine chicken broth and 1/2 cup milk in a large saucepan and bring to boil.

2) In a small bowl, whisk the flour and seasonings with 1 cup milk until it's thick and smooth. 

3) Pour the flour mixture into the saucepan and stir continuously until the mixture is smooth and thick, 5-10 mins. The mixture will thicken more as it cools down.