Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese – C
green salad, watermelon
  • Classic
  • kid favorite, poultry
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese – C
green salad, watermelon
  • Classic
  • kid favorite, poultry
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 2 C cooked diced or shredded chicken
  • 1/3 C Franks RedHot Sauce
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 6 oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese
On Cooking Day
  • 16 oz elbow macaroni or other short cut pasta
  • 1/4 C butter
  • 2 T all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 C milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 C crumbled bleu cheese optional
  • 2 T chopped fresh parsley optional
  • 6 C green salad
  • 1 small watermelon

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Combine the first two ingredients in a zipper bag.
  2. In a second zipper bag, combine the next two ingredients.
To Cook
  1. Prepare pasta per package instructions.
  2. In a large skillet, melt butter. Sprinkle melted butter with flour and whisk. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes until flower begins to brown slightly. Whisk in milk and cheese, stirring frequently until cheese melts completely and forms a sauce.
  3. Add chicken and pasta to the cheese sauce and toss to coat.
  4. Cut watermelon into slices. Serve with salad and pasta garnished with bleu cheese crumbles and parsley as desired.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 2 C cooked diced or shredded chicken
  • 1/3 C Franks RedHot Sauce
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 6 oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese
On Cooking Day
  • 16 oz elbow macaroni or other short cut pasta
  • 1/4 C butter
  • 2 T all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 C milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 C crumbled bleu cheese optional
  • 2 T chopped fresh parsley optional
  • 6 C green salad
  • 1 small watermelon

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Combine the first two ingredients in a zipper bag.
  2. In a second zipper bag, combine the next two ingredients.
To Cook
  1. Prepare pasta per package instructions.
  2. In a large skillet, melt butter. Sprinkle melted butter with flour and whisk. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes until flower begins to brown slightly. Whisk in milk and cheese, stirring frequently until cheese melts completely and forms a sauce.
  3. Add chicken and pasta to the cheese sauce and toss to coat.
  4. Cut watermelon into slices. Serve with salad and pasta garnished with bleu cheese crumbles and parsley as desired.
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