Cheez-It Mac with Braised Chicken Thighs

Source: http://funnyloveblog.com/2013/11/12/cheez-it-mac-with-braised-chicken-thighs/
PointsPlus: 6 servings @ 31 points each
Drew Rating: 2/5
Sara Rating: 2.5/5

Modifications: None

Notes: Do you like Cheez-It's? Do you love Cheez-It's? Could you eat almost an entire box and not get tired of the flavor? If you do, this is the dish for you! This is not a difficult recipe to make but it does take a good amount of time. The majority of it (45 minutes) is spent braising the chicken thighs and I'm not really sure if it is worth it. The chicken tastes fine but not really any better than any other way of cooking it. I'd say use whatever is the fastest way to cook the chicken because you can't really appreciate the extra time taken to braise it. I was a little disappointed with this dish. I was expecting it to be more like a mac & cheese with some chicken & a topping. It reminded me more though of a casserole, like the tuna noodle casserole I've made 100 times before. It was cheese-y but just enough to get it to stick together. When I think of a mac & cheese I picture something creamier. I'm not sure if I was expecting too much but for the time it take to cook this (1.5 hours) I was hoping for more. That being said it reheated well for having a Cheez-It topping and tasted OK. I don't think I will make this again.

Sara’s Comments: It was ok, the flavors didn’t really seem to meld to me. And I love Cheez-its… if you don’t love them you would really not like this dish.