Chicken macaroni cheese using shell pasta with tomato mint salad

Yes I still have my xmas tree  up, i'm sooo 2014! I never really concluded my year on this blog and i'm still behind. Moving on, here is a nice tasty recipe you can pretty much use everything in the fridge and only make 2 pots and 1 casserole dish dirty #winning.

You can use any preferable pasta, I was out of macaroni and I had to pick between pasta screws and pasta shells, Pasta shells it was I still haven't discovered a way to prevent them from sticking. If ya'll have any tips please inform me, thanks in advance.

  Ingredients 

1. 250g Medium pasta shells 
2. Chicken breast or boneless thighs chopped
3. 1 cup Mushroom, 1 clove garlic
4. Half red & green Capsicum, 1 onion, 
5. 1 tsp Spices dry ( pepper, basil, parsley, paprika)
6. 1 tsp olive oil
7. 40g butter
8. 3tbsp plain flour
9. 2 cups Milk
10. half cup Cheese of your choice (cheddar)
11. Salt

Salad

1. 1 large Carrot
2. 5 leaves Mint
3. 1/2 large Red onion 
4. 2 tbs Balsamic vinegar
5. 1 Tomato

Instructions 

• Prepare pasta according to packet
• Stir fry chicken in olive oil, salt and season with spices, set aside in a plate once browned
• Stir fry mushroom, capsicums, onions, garlic and set aside in the same plate as the chicken, reduce to medium heat
• preheat oven 175 degree C or 350 degrees F
• White sauce--> same pan, melt the butter add the flour cook for 3 min until mixture is bubbly, add a pinch of salt  
• add milk slowly and whisking or stirring to prevent lumps, until its smooth then add the rest of the milk, continue stirring to avoid sticking and burning
• When mixture starts to thicken add the pasta and stir fried food turn the stove off and add the cheese, continue stirring until cheese has melted then spread mixture evenly on to casserole dish
• slice tomatoes lay on the pasta and add cheese over the tomatoes then put casserole in oven
• bake for 35 min in a preheated oven

Salad

• Slice onions
• grate carrot
• chop tomato
• Clap the mint (just like you clap your hands) before breaking it this infuses the mint smell and flavor
• Mix in a bowl and balsamic vinegar 
• All ready to serve

Serves 4-6 Total time: 60min Level: Easy