I like em cheap!

After reading my post yesterday I decided to share one of my families favorite dinner recipes, and its one I came up with all by myself! Oh did I mention its also cheap to make too? I was inspired by Pizza Huts "Tuscani Creamy Chicken Alfredo".  My mom would order the Tuscani pastas for dinner a lot since she retired from cooking (no kidding, she actually told my dad she wasn't cooking anymore about 6 years beck), when ever I was around she would let me pick one of  the pastas and the Chicken Alfredo one was always my choice. One day I decided to make my own version of this Pizza Hut favorite. Which works well up here in BFE Massachusetts since there is not a Pizza Hut withing 50 miles of me, I checked. So here it is my cheap version of "Tuscani Creamy Chicken Alfredo", I call it Chicken bacon mac and cheese bake (not that original I know).

Ingredients

2 boxes 7.25 to 8oz boxes mac and cheese
1 box pre cooked bacon (you might not use the whole box) or cook up 6 to 7 pieces of bacon
1 large or 2 small boneless chicken breasts (you could also use the boneless thighs, 3 will usually do it)
1to 1 and1/2cups Shredded mozzarella cheese
(you will also need milk and butter for the mac and cheese)

-Cut the chicken into small cubes and saute in olive oil, you can also add some chopped garlic and Italian seasoning but its not necessary. Put the chicken off to the side and pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook mac and cheese according to package directions. While cooking mac and cheese cut the bacon into small pieces. Once mac and cheese is done add most of your mozzarella cheese, bacon, and the chicken into the pan and stir. Lightly grease a casserole pan or even a cake pan will work. Pour mixture into pan and even out, top with remaining mozzarella. I also like to add some packaged bread crumbs to the top as well. Bake about 17min, then switch it to broil for a min or two in order to brown the top.

I hope you enjoy this meal as much as my family does!