Buffalo Chicken Mac-N-Cheese

"Buffalo chicken meets mac-n-cheese. How can you possibly go wrong? I threw this together for the end-of-the-year potluck lunch at the high school where I teach, and it went over really well. Addendum: Like the first two reviewers, I also used Ken's. Worked great! However, I have to disagree with one reviewer about the celery. I've made this with and without the celery, and its inclusion really makes a world of difference in terms of texture."
 
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photo by Diana Yen photo by Diana Yen
photo by Diana Yen
photo by Diana Yen photo by Diana Yen
photo by Diana Yen photo by Diana Yen
photo by Stacee R. photo by Stacee R.
Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook the macaroni in a pot of boiling salted water.
  • While the pasta is cooking, whisk the milk and flour together in a bowl, then pour into a saucepan, bringing it to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to medium and stir in chicken, cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, buffalo sauce and hot sauce (if you're using it). Cook until the cheese melts.
  • When the pasta is done, drain it and stir in the cheese mixture and the celery.

Questions & Replies

  1. How do you recommend cooking the chicken prior to shredding?
     
  2. Do you have to bake this at all?
     
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Reviews

  1. Very good! I used whole wheat rotini, 2 large chicken breasts, and cut down on the wing sauce a little, and used and 8oz block of sharp cheddar cheese. I also left out the celery do to personal taste. The sauce came together very quickly, I'm used to making a roux for my mac and cheese and this was much easier. I baked this for about 20 mins at 350 just to help the pasta soak up the flavor longer. I used Ken's brand buffalo wing sauce and it was very good, not too spicy.
     
  2. Yum yum yum! I too used Ken's Wing Sauce. Truthfully, IDK what other wing sauces are out there besides Ken's, so it's hard to say if brand matters. I hate celery, so I used chopped bell peppers to give it that crunch. If you don't have cooked chicken breast, you could prob use canned chicken in a pinch. Works for dip, why not this? Next time I would prob serve with blue cheese on top.
     
  3. Pretty amazing how this comes together so easily and taste so dang good! I followed the lead of many chefs and baked it after tossing it all together. I added a bit more milk once I had it in the baking dish. Covered with foil & baked at 350°, for 20 minutes. Served with Blue cheese crumbles as a topping and omitted the celery. I like it but some of the family does not, so I decided to be accommodating tonight. Thanks for posting this tasty dinner treat!
     
  4. Yum! The whole family enjoyed this and it couldn't be easier. Quick to make on the stovetop. I used Frank's buffalo wing sauce and it was perfect, a little spicy but still enjoyed by the kids. Also used a 17.6 oz package of gemelli (longish pasta twirls) and about 3 cups of chopped smoked chicken from my freezer. Will make again! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
     
  5. I just made this for dinner and hubby and I LOVED it. It is definitely a keeper! Since I didn't have some of the specific ingredients, I did have to make some adjustments. Btw, I made half of the recipe because it makes ALOT. <br/>1. Used mexican blend shredded cheese as it was all I had (and used what was left which was a bit less than 2 cups anyway<br/>2. I don't have Ken's wing sauce or buffalo sauce so I used 2 oz of Mild Buffalo Wild Wing Sauce and 2 oz of Medium of Buffalo Wild Wing Sauce to make the 4oz. <br/>3.) I added about 2 TBSP of ranch dressing<br/>4.) I used whole wheat shells pasta; great for disguising the fiber! :) <br/><br/>Overall I enjoyed it! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
     
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Tweaks

  1. nothing
     
  2. Was very good! Read reviews and decided to cook the chicken in 2 tbls of franks buffalo. Substituted 1c of cheese for 1c of cream cheese, got rid of the celery, and reduced the amount of buffalo sauce down to 3/4c. Turned out excellent!
     
  3. Loved this! I added a half cup of shredded pepperjack, used Franks hot sauce instead of wing sauce, also added about a half cup of blue cheese dressing. Baked in the oven for about 20 mins. Would definately make again.
     

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