This skillet is a can’t miss hit with all of your family favorite ingredients – bacon, chicken, peas and cheese. Made easy with cheesy Hamburger Helper™.
Chicken and Vegetable Cheeseburger Mac
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon, cut in 1/2-inch slices
- 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 box Hamburger Helper™ cheeseburger macaroni
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon; place on paper towel. Add chicken, bell pepper and onion to bacon drippings in skillet; cook over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink.
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Step2Add milk, hot water and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper™ box); stir to combine. Stir in uncooked pasta (from Hamburger Helper™ box). Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in frozen peas; cover and cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender and sauce is thick. Remove from heat.
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Step3Top with cheese and bacon; cover and let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
470
Calories
19g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
36g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 41%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 37%
- Sodium
- 980mg
- 41%
- Potassium
- 490mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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