Buffalo chicken mac and cheese is the perfect weeknight meal that filling and has a ton of flavor. Everything can be made in 30 minutes!
Looking for a quick and delicious dinner idea? Look no further than this weeknight buffalo chicken mac and cheese recipe! This dish combines the classic comfort of mac and cheese with the spicy kick of buffalo chicken.
Imagine tender pieces of chicken coated in tangy buffalo sauce, but mix in with the mac and cheese. And it’s not a baked version, so you can whip this together in a short amount of time. With just a few simple ingredients and less than 30 minutes total, you can have a hearty and satisfying meal on the table in no time.
So why settle for plain mac and cheese when you can spice things up with the flavors of buffalo chicken?
How To Make Buffalo Chicken Mac And Cheese
Ingredients needed for the recipe
- Elbow macaroni pasta
- Chopped rotessire chicken
- Cream cheese
- Sharp cheddar cheese
- All-purpose flour
- Buffalo sauce
- Butter
- Milk
- Ranch seasoning
Important tip before starting
Although, this recipe is made to be super easy. You cannot use pre-shredded cheese. You’ll need to grate your own cheese from the block for the best recipe.
Making the buffalo chicken mac and cheese recipe quickly
- The first thing you’ll need to make is the cheese sauce. You’ll want that ready before making the macaroni.
- In a large pot, melt the butter. Once melted, add in the flour then whisk until the smell starts to get very nutty.
- Next, pour in the milk and continue to stir until you start to see thickening and a few bubbles. Once the mix has thickened, turn off the heat but leave the pot on the hot stove eye.
- Add in the cream cheese and shredded cheese.
- At this point, cook the macaroni according to the package instructions.
- In the cheese sauce, continue to stir until all the cheese has melted into the sauce. Only after the cheese has melted add in the ranch seasoning pack and the buffalo sauce.
- Now, once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and do not rinse it. Toss it directly into the cheese sauce along with the (hot not cold) chopped chicken. Give everything a good stir.
- The cheese sauce will have cooled a bit but taste for salt. Be careful because the noodles are extremely hot.
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Buffalo Chicken Mac And Cheese
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cup milk
- 8 ounce block of sharp cheese, grated
- 4 ounce cream cheese, cubed
- 1 pack ranch seasoning
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 8 ounce elbow macaroni pasta, dry
- 8 ounce rotisserie chicken, chopped
Instructions
- The first thing you'll need to make is the cheese sauce. You'll want that ready before making the macaroni.
- In a large pot, melt the butter. Once melted, add in the flour then whisk until the smell starts to get very nutty.
- Next, pour in the milk and continue to stir until you start to see thickening and a few bubbles. Once the mix has thickened, turn off the heat but leave the pot on the hot stove eye.
- Add in the cream cheese and shredded cheese.
- At this point, cook the macaroni according to the package instructions.
- In the cheese sauce, continue to stir until all the cheese has melted into the sauce. Only after the cheese has melted add in the ranch seasoning pack and the buffalo sauce.
- Now, once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and do not rinse it. Toss it directly into the cheese sauce along with the chopped chicken. Give everything a good stir.
- The cheese sauce will have cooled a bit but taste for salt. Be careful because the noodles are extremely hot.