Baked Macaroni with Chicken and Cheese

Name: Baked Macaroni with Chicken and Cheese
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Chicken breast fillet — 120 g; Pasta — 80 g; Hard cheese — 40 g; Milk 2.5% — 100 ml; Eggs — 1 pcs; Onions — 40 g; Butter — 10 g; Salt — 2 g

Chicken with pasta baked in a milk-and-egg sauce under melted cheese—a simple family dish.

Time: 45 min
Serving: 782 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $2.31
Protein: 58 g

Hearty Kid-friendly

Ingredients

1 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 120 g
2 Pastapack 450 g ≈ $1.37 80 g
3 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 40 g
4 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 100 ml
5 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
6 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 40 g
7 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 10 g
8 Salt 2 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Cook the pasta² until al dente, cut the chicken¹ into 2 cm cubes, dice the onion⁶ finely, grease the baking dish with oil, and preheat the oven to 180 °C.
Sauté the chicken¹ and onion⁶ over medium heat until golden brown, about 7 minutes.
Beat the egg with milk⁴ and salt until smooth.
Place the pasta² and chicken¹ with onions⁶ in the dish, pour over the filling, and sprinkle with cheese on top.
Bake: transfer the dish to the preheated oven and bake at 180 °C for about 25 minutes until golden on top.
Serve: remove from the oven, let stand for 5 minutes, and serve with greens or a salad.

Tips

Why it works: Cut chicken into 2 cm cubes so it cooks evenly and stays tender without drying out in the oven. Overlarge pieces stay pink inside.
Substitutions: Use 30g grated Parmesan instead of hard cheese for sharper flavor; replace milk with 100g plain yogurt for tang.
Common mistakes: If the top browns too fast but the center is raw, cover loosely with foil halfway through baking to trap steam.
Storing and reheating: Eats best fresh but lasts 3 days refrigerated; reheat covered in the microwave for 2 minutes, stirring once.
Serve with: Pair with a simple cucumber-tomato salad dressed with vinegar and olive oil for acidity to cut the richness.

In short

In the planner this dish is cooked for two days: reheat on day two.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	782 kcal	39%
Protein	58 g	78%
Fat	31 g	44%
Carbs	66 g	25%
Per 100 g	175 kcal

Cost

≈ $2.31per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is chicken breast fillet.