# Chicken Pot Roast with Baked Mac and Cheese

A comforting meal featuring chicken pot roast with mashed potatoes, baked mac and cheese, and green beans.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 7 chicken thighs
- some carrots
- some celery
- onions
- chicken broth
- 1 au jus gravy packet
- 0.5 slow cooker savory pot roast packet
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- oregano
- paprika
- few pads butter
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 can evaporated milk
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces medium cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces mild cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces Colby Jack cheese
- large macaroni noodles
- cornstarch

## Instructions

1. Add chicken thighs to a crockpot.
2. Add carrots, celery, and onions.
3. Pour in chicken broth.
4. Add an au jus gravy packet and half of a slow cooker savory pot roast packet.
5. Add garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and paprika.
6. Mix well.
7. Add a little more seasoning on top.
8. Add a few pads of butter and cook on high for 3.5 hours.
9. Add butter and flour to a skillet.
10. Whisk on medium heat until it gets a nice golden color.
11. Slowly whisk in a can of evaporated milk.
12. Add garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard.
13. Add heavy whipping cream.
14. Slowly whisk in cheese (medium cheddar, mild cheddar, and Colby Jack).
15. Pour the cheese sauce over cooked large macaroni noodles and mix well.
16. Add half of the mac and cheese to a baking dish.
17. Layer with more cheese, then add the rest of the macaroni.
18. Layer it with some more cheese on top
19. Top it with some paprika for color.
20. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes, then broil for 2 minutes.
21. Shred the chicken.
22. Add in a cornstarch slurry to thicken the juices.

## Equipment

- crockpot
- skillet
- whisk
- baking dish

## Tips

- Add more milk if the mac and cheese is too thick.
- Add more cheese if the mac and cheese is too thin.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Md4bTK/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/475fa36a-ef26-483c-9fd6-440f077793a8
- Extracted: 2025-05-24

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