Buffalo Chicken Baked Mac & Cheese
Mash up Buffalo wings and mac & cheese with ease in this cheesy chicken-loaded, buttery bread crumb-topped bake.
Recipe - The Fresh Grocer - Corporate
Buffalo Chicken Baked Mac & Cheese
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings9
Cook Time60 Minutes
Calories380
Ingredients
2 boxes (6 oz) Annie's Organic Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
4 tbs butter, cut into tablespoons
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup Buffalo wing sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Progresso Plain Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs
3 tbs butter, melted
4 oz crumbled blue cheese, if desired
Directions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
- In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat 2 quarts water to boiling.
- Add pasta (from both boxes); return to boiling.
- Cook 9 to 11minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
- Drain, and return to pan; remove from heat.
- Stir in 4 tablespoons butter until melted.
- Stir chicken, mozzarella cheese, milk, Buffalo wing sauce, salt and cheese packages (from both boxes) into pasta in pan; transfer to baking dish.
- In medium bowl, stir together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle over pasta mixture in baking dish.
- Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until mixture is bubbly (at least 165°F in center) and bread crumbs are golden brown.
- Top with blue cheese.
Nutritional Information
- 18 g Total Fat
- 37 g Total Carbohydrate
- 18 g Protein
30 minutes
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
9
Servings
380
Calories
Shop Ingredients
Makes 9 servings
Annie's Organic Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese, 6 oz, 6 Ounce
$5.19$0.87/oz
Wholesome Pantry Organic Salted Sweet Cream Butter, 4 count, 16 oz, 16 Ounce
$6.99$0.44/oz
Pollo Fresco Chicken Wings, 3 pound, 3 Pound
$10.47 avg/ea$3.49/lb
Bowl & Basket Whole Milk, Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese, 1 Pound
$7.49/lb$7.49/lb
Bowl & Basket 2% Reduced Fat Milk, half gallon, 0.5 Gallon
$2.49$4.98/gal
Frank's RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce, 12 fl oz, 12 Fluid ounce
$5.49$0.46/fl oz
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt, 48 oz, 48 Ounce
$3.99$0.08/oz
Progresso Plain Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs, 8 oz, 8 Ounce
$2.19$0.27/oz
Wholesome Pantry Organic Salted Sweet Cream Butter, 4 count, 16 oz, 16 Ounce
$6.99$0.44/oz
ShopRite Reduced Fat Crumbled Blue Cheese, 4 oz, 4 Ounce
$3.79$0.95/oz
Nutritional Information
- 18 g Total Fat
- 37 g Total Carbohydrate
- 18 g Protein
Directions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
- In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat 2 quarts water to boiling.
- Add pasta (from both boxes); return to boiling.
- Cook 9 to 11minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
- Drain, and return to pan; remove from heat.
- Stir in 4 tablespoons butter until melted.
- Stir chicken, mozzarella cheese, milk, Buffalo wing sauce, salt and cheese packages (from both boxes) into pasta in pan; transfer to baking dish.
- In medium bowl, stir together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle over pasta mixture in baking dish.
- Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until mixture is bubbly (at least 165°F in center) and bread crumbs are golden brown.
- Top with blue cheese.