Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Spicy, Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb thin sliced chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 3 1/2 cup rotini pasta
Buffalo Cheese Sauce
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sriracha
- 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the thin sliced chicken breast, sprinkling salt and pepper on each side.
- Cook the chicken breast until heated through, about 5 minutes on each side.
- Remove the cooked chicken to a plate.
- Prepare the sauce.
- In a heavy stock pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium high heat.
- Add the flour to the butter, whisking until it is incorporated.
- Slowly add the milk to the butter and flour mixture, whisking constantly.
- Cook the sauce until it bubbles and begins to thicken. Be sure to keep whisking so that it doesn't burn or stick.
- When the sauce thickens, lower the heat and add the sriracha, cayenne, and paprika. Whisk all together completely.
- Stir in the cheese. It is easier to use a wooden spoon than a whisk at this point. Stir until melted and combined.
- Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.
- Add the chicken to the sauce.
- Drain the cooked pasta and add the pasta to the sauce. Stir until combined.
- Let the mixture heat through another two or three minutes.