Buffalo Mac N Cheese
Your favorite week night dinner dish with a kick of Buffalo Cajun! Make a buffalo chicken mac everyone will love.
Buffalo Chicken Mac N Cheese
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Category
Poultry
Cuisine
American
Servings
4-6
Prep Time
1 hour
Cook Time
15 minutes
Your favorite week night dinner dish with a kick of Buffalo Cajun! Make a buffalo chicken mac everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 3 LG – Chicken Breasts (boneless/skinless)
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4 T – Buffalo Cajun Wing Rub
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2 T – Olive Oil
- 1 Box – Cavatappi Pasta (12 oz dry)
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¼ C – Panko Breadcrumbs
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¼ C – Blue Cheese Crumbles
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2 T – Green Onion, chopped
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4 T – Butter
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¼ C – Flour
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2 C – Heavy Cream
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1 C – Milk
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2 ½ C – Cheddar Cheese, shredded
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3 T – Buffalo Cajun Wing Rub
Cheese Sauce
Directions
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the box.
- Cool the pasta under cold running water and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Season the chicken generously with Buffalo Cajun Wing Rub and sear off on both sides for about 4 minutes.
- Place the chicken on a sheet tray and into the oven to cook until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the cheese sauce.
- Melt butter over medium heat in a 2 qt saucepan.
- Add flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
- Slowly add I the cream, stirring constantly until well incorporated. Add milk.
- Stir in the cheese and keep stirring until the cheese is melted in and the sauce is smooth.
- Season with Buffalo Cajun Wing rub.
- In a large bowl, mix the pasta and the cheese sauce together and then pour the mac n cheese into a large cast iron skillet.
- Sprinkle with panko breadcrumbs.
- Place the mac n cheese into the oven to bake until the panko is slightly browned.
- Remove the mac n cheese and chicken from the oven.
- Dice the chicken and place it on top of the pasta.
- Garnish with crumbled blue cheese and green onion.
- Enjoy!
