Wild Bill's Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Name: Wild Bill's Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb. Elbow Macaroni; 8 oz. Cream Cheese; 3 cups Milk (whole preferred); 1 lb. Cooked Chicken (Shredded or Canned); 1 Bottle Buffalo Wing Sauce (Use your favorite or make your own); 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons flour; 2 cup Sharp Cheddar (freshly shredded for best results); 2 cups Gouda (freshly shredded for best results); 1 teaspoon Mustard Powder; salt (to taste); black pepper (to taste); Bleu Cheese crumbles (optional); bread crumbs (optional)

10 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

A spicy take on a comfort classic.

Updated at: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:44:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories833.6 kcal (42%)

Total Fat40.7 g (58%)

Carbs77.9 g (30%)

Sugars6.9 g (8%)

Protein35 g (70%)

Sodium1324 mg (66%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

2 lbElbow Macaroni

8 ozcream cheese

3 cupsMilk

whole preferred

1 lbChicken

Cooked, Shredded or Canned

1 BottleBuffalo Wing Sauce

Use your favorite or make your own

3 tablespoonsbutter

3 tablespoonsflour

2 cupSharp Cheddar

freshly shredded for best results

2 cupsGouda

freshly shredded for best results

1 teaspoonmustard powder

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and start water boiling in pot for macaroni

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Shred cheese

Step 3

Cook pasta, per box instructions (usually about 7 min)

Step 4

Make a Rue (melt butter in medium saucepot. then stir in flour), cook out the four for a minute or two, then slowly whisk in the 3 cups of milk.

Step 5

Heat milk till nearly simmering, then add mustard powder and slowly work in both shredded cheese until melted and somewhat smooth.

Step 6

Work cream cheese into the now formed cheese sauce, then add the Buffalo wing sauce. (you may add this o taste, 1 cup is usually a good starting point, but adjust to your tastes.)

Step 7

Grease a 9x13 pan or ceramic dish.

Step 8

In the pan or separate bowl, Mix together the Cheese sauce, the chicken, the bleu cheese crumbles, and the noodles. Then place in pan if mixed separately.

Step 9

Optionally: Top with bread crumb Bake for 45 min at 350F (177C)

Step 10

Serve and enjoy!