Friday, January 24, 2014

Q2. Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese


Combine creamy cheesy mac and cheese with spicy Buffalo chicken and you will have a delicious comfort food dish. This spicy yet creamy pasta dish takes a total of 40 minutes and 30 minutes prep time and makes 4 servings. The mac and cheese will make an excellent side dish for a full course meal. For this recipe you will need:  elbow macaroni, unsalted butter, Gold Medal all-purpose flour, grounded mustard, whole milk, shredded cheddar cheese, salt, chopped cooked chicken, celery, crumbled blue cheese, and buffalo wing sauce. Now how to:

Step 1: Heat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and cook and drain 2 ½ cups of macaroni as directed on the package. Just a little tip use minimum cook time.

Step 2: Meanwhile in a 3 quart saucepan melt ¼ cup of unsalted butter over low heat and stir in ¼ cup of flour and ½ teaspoon of ground mustard with a whisk. Then cook and stir until smooth. 

Step 3: Now gradually add 2 cups of whole milk. And heat to boil, stirring constantly. Then boil for  1 minute until mixture is hot and bubbly. Next add 2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese, which is about 8 ounces, until the cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.

Step 4: Then season with a pinch of salt for a bit of taste. 

Step 5: After adding the salt gently stir the cooked macaroni into the cheese sauce. Then stir in 1 cup of chopped cooked chicken.

Step 6: Now spoon into ungreased 8 inch square glass baking dish. Sprinkle 1 stalk of celery and ¼ cup of crumbled blue cheese over the macaroni mixture. And drizzle with ¼ cup of Buffalo wing sauce. 

If you are not big celery fan or don’t like celery it’s perfectly fine! 

ENJOY!

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