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Marie Callender's Mac and Cheese with Chicken Tenders

This is a weeknight shortcut built on the Marie Callender's dinner kit, doctored with fresh vegetables to feel like cooking. The chicken tenders crisp while the mac heats, turning a frozen product into something you've shaped yourself.

Serves 2. 25 minutes, 10 at the stove.

About 570 calories a serving, 58 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 29 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.

You need

To buy

  • 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes

From your shelf

  • 12.3 oz Marie Callender's chicken tenders with mac and cheese dinner

Staples

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Unwrap the dinner kit and separate the chicken tenders; place them in the hot oil and cook 5 to 6 minutes per side until the coating is golden and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F [74 degrees C], then transfer to a plate.
  2. In the same skillet, add the mac and cheese from the kit with 2 tablespoons water and stir constantly until it loosens and heats through, about 3 minutes, scraping the bottom as it warms.
  3. Add 2 cups broccoli florets to the mac and cheese, stirring to coat, and cook 2 minutes until the broccoli is tender-crisp and heated through.
  4. Stir in 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook 1 minute to warm the tomatoes.
  5. Divide the mac and cheese between two plates, top each with half the chicken tenders, and serve while the chicken is still warm.

Note Swap in fresh green beans or snap peas for the broccoli if you prefer. Leftovers keep refrigerated for two days; reheat gently on the stove with a splash of water. Serve with a simple green salad or garlic bread on the side to stretch the meal.

On the label

Mac & Cheese (Cooked Enriched Pasta [Water, Enriched Pasta {Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (Iron), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}], Water, Cheddar Club Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto], Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% or less of: Butter [Cream, Salt], Enzyme Modified Cheese [Cheddar and Colby Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Lactic Acid, Yeast Extract, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Annatto, Guar Gum, Citric Acid), Breaded Tender-Shaped Chicken Breast Patty (Chicken Breast, Water, Batter [Water, Batter Mix {Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Spices, Salt, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Guar Gum, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Garlic Powder}], Breader [Wheat Flour, Monosodium Glutamate, Salt, Spices, Leavening {Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate}, Garlic Powder], Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Potassium Chloride, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Salt, Flavoring). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

Marie Callender's, meat/poultry/other animals prepared/processed, serving 349 GRM, package 12.3 ONZ. Ingredients as printed on the label.

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