Quick And Easy Buffalo Chicken Mac Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package, using minimum cook time.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour and mustard with whisk; cook and stir until smooth. Gradually add milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute until mixture is hot and bubbly. Add Cheddar cheese; stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth. Season with salt.
• Gently stir cooked macaroni into cheese sauce. Stir in chicken. Spoon into ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Sprinkle celery and blue cheese over macaroni mixture. Drizzle with Buffalo wing sauce.
• Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes or until bubbly and blue cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix chicken, hot sauce, and ranch dressing together in a bowl until coated; set aside for flavors to blend.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and transfer back to the pot. Stir margarine, milk, and cheese powder into pasta until sauce is smooth.
• Pour half of the macaroni and cheese into an 8-inch square casserole dish; top with chicken mixture, celery, and blue cheese. Spread remaining macaroni and cheese on top of blue cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is warmed and casserole is bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and chicken strips per package instructions.
• Dice chicken and mix into macaroni.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons buffalo sauce (such as Frank's) to taste.
• Stir well and serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 7 minutes or so. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt 3 T. butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook untilsoft. About 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken and garlic and cook 2 minutes, then add 1/2 cup hot sauce and simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 more minute.
• Melt 2 T. butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour and mustard with a wooden spoon until smooth. Whisk in the half & half, then add the remaining 1/4 cup hot sauce and stir until thick, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the cheddar and pepper jack cheeses, then whisk in the sour cream until smooth.
• Spread half of the macaroni in the prepared baking dish, then top with the chicken mixture and the remaing macaroni, Pour the cheese sauce evenly on top.
• Put the remaining 2 T. butter in a medium microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted. Stir in the panko crumbs, blue cheese and parsley.
• Sprinkle over the macaroni and bake until bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Let rest 10 minutes before serving.