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Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Dive into buffalo chicken mac and cheese: a creamy, cheesy masterpiece infused with a tangy kick and juicy chicken.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 710 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups elbow macaroni, 12 ounces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 rotisserie-roasted chicken, chopped or shredded
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups milk
- 1½ cups half and half
- 2½ cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- pinch ground black pepper
- ¼-⅓ cup hot sauce, such as Frank's® Redhot®, or more to taste
- ½ cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large pot, add water and bring to a boil. Add elbow macaroni (for creamier macaroni use 3 cups pasta - for not as creamy, use 4 cups macaroni) and salt and boil for 8 minutes. Drain pasta and set aside.
- Make the cheese sauce by adding the butter to a large skillet over medium heat and melting. Add the flour and whisk for about 1 minute, to create a roux. Whisk in the milk and half and half and cook, whisking often, for 6-7 minutes.
- Stir in 2 cups cheddar cheese and 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese. Mix until melted and combined.
- Stir in hot sauce to the desired level of spiciness.
- Add ¼ cup Gorgonzola, chicken, and macaroni to the cheese sauce mixture; mix well to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish and sprinkle with ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese, ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, and ¼ cup gorgonzola cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
- Serve hot and enjoy!!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
710kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
25g
(125%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
127mg
(42%)
Sodium
1139mg
(47%)
Potassium
366mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1209IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
672mg
(67%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 710
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 710kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1139mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 366mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1209IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 672mg | 67% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.