Name: Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound uncooked elbow macaroni; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups 2% milk; 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast; 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese; 3 green onions, chopped

Perk up your classic creamy mac and cheese with an upgrade: Buffalo chicken mac and cheese. Hot sauce is mixed right into the cheese, so there's some spice in every bite.

Ingredients

1 pound uncooked elbow macaroni

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups 2% milk

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast

1 cup panko bread crumbs

3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

3 green onions, chopped

Instructions

1 Cook the macaroni

2 Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook pasta following the package directions and drain well.

3 Mix up the creamy mac and cheese sauce

4 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook until lightly browned, stirring the entire time. This will take a few minutes. Slowly add milk while whisking and cook until thick, for three to four minutes. Stir in the shredded cheeses, Buffalo sauce and seasonings until smooth. Fold in macaroni and chicken.

5 Bake until bubbly and golden brown

6 Put the cheesy macaroni and chicken into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the panko and blue cheese on top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until it's bubbly and the edges are golden brown. Scatter green onion over the top before serving.