Chicken and Bacon Mac and Cheese in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
This delicious Chicken and Bacon Mac N Cheese Bowl is a great way to feed adults and children too!
This creamy mac n cheese has grilled chicken and bacon sitting inside a sourdough bread bowl. Adults and kids alike will love this meal.
Mac and Cheese is a frequent choice in my home when we are looking for a warm comfort dinner dish.
Great for a night where you are too tired to cook and need to eat right away.
these are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
- 4-6 slices bacon cut into small pieces
- 1 box box pasta, shells work best, but any short pasta will do
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1 cups milk
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 4-6 small round bread loaves for the bowls
- 2 packages pre-cooked Grilled Chicken strips, chopped (from the dairy section)
these are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
- Set oven to low broil.
- In small saute pan, brown the chopped bacon. Do not drain off grease.
- In large pot, bring water to rolling boil and add pasta. Cook pasta according to directions.
- In a small pot, melt the butter. Stir in the flour and make a paste, add the milk and stir until mix is creamy smooth.
- Add shredded cheese and stir until melted.
- Add the drained pasta to the bacon, stir well. This adds a nice crispy texture to the pasta. Stir the cheese mix and chopped chicken into the bacon and pasta. Pour into a greased casserole dish.
- Broil until top is browned.
- Make a circular cut into the top of the bread. (Similar to carving a pumpkin. Remove the bread from the center, leaving about 2” of crust. Save the removed bread.
- Fill each bread bow with the mac and cheese mixture and serve!!
NOTES:
- I used pre-cooked grilled chicken but you can grill your own.
- You can also used boxed mac and cheese for convenience.
- Toast the removed bread for croutons for a salad! Or dip into the bread bowls and enjoy.
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Serving inside the bowl is a wonderful way to dish out even proportions for each person.
I love having a nice hard crusted piece of bread when I eat my meals.
I enjoy using a small piece of bread to mop up the wonderful cheese sauce on my plate that I cannot possibly leave behind.
Serving mac and cheese in a warm bread bowl takes this dish over the top.
Strips of deli chicken, bacon bits and gooey cheeses are hard to pass up.
Served in the bread bowl makes a great presentation on your table.
This dish is the perfect answer when you need something in a hurry.
Nothing can beat it for taking to a sick friend or offering you child that didn’t make that winning goal.
Cheer up someone special in your life. serve them this comfort food prepared with love.
Chicken and Bacon Mac and Cheese in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
Ingredients
- 4-6 slices bacon cut into small pieces
- 1 box box pasta, shells work best, but any short pasta will do
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1 cups milk
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 4-6 small round bread loaves for the bowls
- 2 packages pre-cooked Grilled Chicken strips, chopped (from the dairy section)
Instructions
- Set oven to low broil.
- In small saute pan, brown the chopped bacon. Do not drain off grease.
- In large pot, bring water to rolling boil and add pasta. Cook pasta according to directions.
- In a small pot, melt the butter. Stir in the flour and make a paste, add the milk and stir until mix is creamy smooth.
- Add shredded cheese and stir until melted.
- Add the drained pasta to the bacon, stir well. This adds a nice crispy texture to the pasta. Stir the cheese mix and chopped chicken into the bacon and pasta. Pour into a greased casserole dish.
- Broil until top is browned.
- Make a circular cut into the top of the bread. (Similar to carving a pumpkin. Remove the bread from the center, leaving about 2” of crust. Save the removed bread.
- Fill each bread bow with the mac and cheese mixture and serve!!
Notes
- I used pre-cooked grilled chicken but you can grill your own.
- You can also used boxed mac and cheese for convenience.
- Toast the removed bread for croutons for a salad! Or dip into the bread bowls and enjoy.
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Good gracious! Macaroni and cheese in a bread bowl? You are speaking my language! This looks over-the-top delicious.
I love this dinner because my granddaughter looks forward to it as much as I do. We just have to keep the portions small. But it is worth it once in a while! Enjoy your week.
Mac n Cheese is a win every time! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at the Homestead Blog Hop!
Thank you for hosting so I can share!! Enjoy your day.
This looks so delicious. I don’t think you can ever go wrong with macncheese.
Thank you Jessica. I agree that mac n cheese is one of those foods adults as well as kids love. But everything in moderation! Have a great day.
Wow! Definitely not on a dieters menu. 🙂 Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
This is as far as you can get from dieting. The only thing worse is having dessert afterwards. But some days you just need to be bad. Enjoy your weekend!
Oh my goodness, this looks like such amazing comfort food, Marilyn! What a great thing to enjoy when you need a little boost. Thank you so much for sharing this delicious dish with us at the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I hope you are continuing to feel better as the week wears on! Have a lovely weekend.
This will definitely suit your mood when you need comforting. Thanks April for the kind wishes. It is slowly coming around. Enjoy your weekend!
I’m so glad everything is coming together, Marilyn! Just wanted to let you know that I’ve featured this post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party this week. Have a great week!
Thank you so much for the feature April. I am thrilled!! I look forward t youe next party.
So yummy looking!!
Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
Thank you Amy. Enjoy your weekend!
I adore mac & cheese…and this looks absolutely amazing 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Saw this on the Simple Homestead hop 🙂
Thank you Lisa. I am glad to find another mac n cheese lover! Enjoy your day!
This looks so good! #SYC
Thank you Tracy! Have a great week.
This looks absolutely SINful!!! ALL the comfort foods in here. Yummy!
This is a once in a long time meal. But I say go for those carbs! You can have salad tomorrow. Enjoy your week!
Well now this is a different type of filling for a sourdough bowl. We do like our carbs and it looks so delicious.
Oh my. Carbs. Such a sweet word and a bad one too. Thanks Candy for commenting. Enjoy your week.
Oh my Marilyn – that looks and sounds so good! I just made a couple of small sourdough loaves. I think I need to fill them! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – have a great week!
Then this recipe came just in time! I love how easy this is too. Have a great week.
I love sourdough and these bread bowls are such a good idea. I think that the idea of serving this wonderful chicken and bacon mac and cheese is such a good one. I also like saving the bread to make croutons. Thank you for sharing on Saturday Shuffle Blog Hop.
You are welcome Amy. And thank you for giving me a place to share! Enjoy the weekend.