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Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

Pasta

  • 1 box of pasta 16 ounces
  • salt to taste

Cheese Sauce

  • 8 tablespoons plus butter plus 4 tablespoons
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cups of Buffalo Wing Sauce depending on how spicy you want it
  • 2 cups chicken cooked and chopped
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 2 cups Monterey jack cheese shredded
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles optional

Topping

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray
  • Add water and a little salt to a large pot. Bring salted water to a boil. Add dried pasta to boiling water and cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Once pasta is cooked al dente, drain and set aside.
  • Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk together. Slowly stir in milk. Bring to boil and stir constantly for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add cheese and buffalo sauce to saucepan and stir until cheese is melted. Season cheese sauce with salt and pepper.
  • Stir in cooked pasta and chicken to cheese sauce. Mix well to combine
  • Pour pasta mixture into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles if desired.
  • In a small bowl, melt butter in microwave. Stir in bread crumbs until coated evenly.
  • Sprinkle bread crumbs over pasta. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 20-25  minutes.