dinner · american
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Game-day buffalo dip, baked into bubbling mac. 46g protein.
Everything you love about buffalo chicken dip, folded into baked shells: tangy hot sauce, sharp cheddar, a creamy cream-cheese sauce and a golden panko crust. The sauce is skim milk thickened with cornstarch and enriched with fat-free cream cheese, so it stays rich and clingy while shredded chicken does the heavy lifting on protein.
9.2 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
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Join the waitlistIngredients
Buffalo chicken
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts680 g boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup buffalo wing sauce78 ml buffalo wing sauce
Cheese sauce
- 1½ cups skim milk, cold355 ml skim milk, cold
- 2 tbsp cornstarch2 tbsp cornstarch
- 4 oz fat-free cream cheese, cubed115 g fat-free cream cheese, cubed
- 6 oz reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded from a block, about 1½ cups170 g reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded from a block, about 1½ cups
- ⅓ cup buffalo wing sauce, plus more to drizzle78 ml buffalo wing sauce, plus more to drizzle
- ½ tsp garlic powder½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder½ tsp onion powder
Pasta and topping
- 10 oz medium pasta shells285 g medium pasta shells
- kosher salt, for the cooking water, to tastekosher salt, for the cooking water, to taste
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs30 g panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp salted butter, melted2 tsp salted butter, melted
- 1 oz blue cheese crumbles, about ¼ cup28 g blue cheese crumbles, about ¼ cup
- 1 stalk celery, finely diced1 stalk celery, finely diced
- 2 pieces green onions, thinly sliced2 pieces green onions, thinly sliced
Method
- Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Put the chicken in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water by 1 inch and add a big pinch of salt. Bring to…
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Join the waitlistKeeping it: Keeps 4 days in the fridge. Reheat portions in the microwave with a spoonful of milk, or in a 350°F (175°C) oven covered for 20 minutes to keep it creamy.
Nutrition per serving computed from ingredient weights × USDA FoodData Central. Estimates, not medical advice.
