Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Cheesy mac and cheese with chicken, blue cheese and buffalo sauce.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken cooked
- 1 lb Cellentani or Cavatappi pasta
- 1 onion yellow
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup parsley curly
- 2 tbsp oil cooking
- 1 cup buffalo sauce more for serving
- 1 scallion optional
Instructions
- Dice the cooked chicken into medium-sized (3/4-inch) chunks.
- Cook the pasta al dente according to the package instructions
- Finely dice the onion. Over medium-low heat, cook the onion with butter in a saucepan until translucent.
- To the saucepan, add flour and cook for another minute while whisking. Then, add milk and cheese to the pan and stir until the cheese melts and the sauce thickens.
- Prepare the breadcrumb mixture by mixing breadcrumbs, finely chopped parsley, and oil in a bowl.
- In a 9x13 inch casserole dish, add cooked pasta, diced chicken, and crumbled blue cheese. Toss to combine. Then, mix in the cheese sauce and buffalo sauce. Top with the breadcrumb mixture. Bake in a preheated 350° F oven for 20 minutes, until bubbling with golden-brown breadcrumbs.
- Garnish with chopped scallions and drizzle extra buffalo sauce before serving (optional).