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Chicken and bacon macaroni

Macaroni studded with chicken and bacon is wrapped in a velvety sauce and topped with a crunchy layer of sourdough croutons - more please! - by Chantal Walsh
  • 22 Sep 2015
Chicken and bacon macaroni
Cook: 145 Minutes - easy - Serves 6 - nut-free - pregnancy-safe
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Macaroni studded with chicken and bacon is wrapped in a velvety sauce and topped with a crunchy layer of sourdough croutons - more please!

Ingredients

8 rashers bacon, rind removed

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 brown onion, finely chopped

8 skinless chicken thigh fillets

6 sprigs thyme

1 clove garlic, crushed

500 ml chicken stock

600 ml hot water

½ cup thickened cream

250 g dried macaroni pasta

1 cup grated tasty cheese

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

4 x 1.5 cm - thick slices sourdough bread, diced

Method

  1. Cut eye from bacon rashers and roughly chop. Put remaining rashers on a plate and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for use later.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large heavy-based, ovenproof saucepan over a medium heat. Add onion and chopped bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until bacon is lightly browned. Transfer 
to a plate.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp of the remaining oil 
in same pan. Add ½ the chicken and brown, turning occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining oil and chicken. Return browned chicken, onion and bacon 
to pan with thyme, garlic, chicken stock and water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer gently for 2 hours.
  4. Increase heat to high and pour 
in cream. Bring to the boil and stir in macaroni. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or 
until macaroni is just tender. Stir 
in ½ of the cheese and season. Meanwhile, preheat oven grill to 
high or oven to 250°C.
  5. Scatter remaining cheese over macaroni mixture, followed by bread and reserved bacon. Grill or bake 
for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
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