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#WFD – Mac ‘n Cheese with Cajun-Spiced Chicken
Stir in the Cajun chicken and serve garnished with spring onions.
POLOKWANE – Mac and Cheese is a classic dish loved by many.
In a tale old recipe, the dish can be spruced up by adding different flavour combinations.
What’s for Dinner suggests adding cajun spice to this dish.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp margarine to fry
- 300g chicken breasts, sliced
- 15ml cajun seasoning
- 2ml garlic, crushed
- ½ green pepper, diced
- ½ red pepper, diced
- 15ml lemon juice
- 1 x KNORR Macaroni and Cheese Pasta and Sauce
- 125ml milk
- 310ml water
- 50ml stork margarine
Method
- In a large frying pan, heat Stork margarine over a medium high heat, add chicken and Cajun seasoning and fry until the chicken is brown.
- Add garlic and peppers and fry until they have softened.
- Add lemon juice and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, bring milk, water and margarine to the boil.
- Add uncooked pasta and contents of the sauce sachet and stir continuously until boiling.
- Simmer for 8-10 min on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the Cajun chicken and serve garnished with spring onions.
Why not try some other Mac n Cheese recipes:
Mac n Cheese – A Classic
