lunch · chicken
Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Spicy mac with shredded chicken, hot sauce, and blue cheese.
10
Serves
30–60m
Prep
$4.83
Per person
Scale to
10
Ingredients
- Chicken breastmeat/protein2.5 lb$15.00
- Elbow macaronipantry2 lb$3.00
- Sharp cheddardairy1.5 lb$10.50
- Whole milkdairy5 cup$2.00
- Butterdairy10 tbsp$2.00
- All-purpose flourpantry10 tbsp$0.50
- Buffalo hot saucepantry20 tbsp$6.00
- Blue cheese crumblesdairy10 tbsp$6.00
- Scallionsproduce1.5 bunch$1.80
- Ranch dressingpantry5 tbsp$1.50
Instructions
- 1
Poach and shred chicken. Toss with buffalo sauce.
- 2
Boil pasta to al dente.
- 3
Make béchamel: butter, flour, milk. Melt cheddar in.
- 4
Combine pasta, sauce, chicken. Transfer to baking dish.
- 5
Bake at 375°F for 18 min. Top with blue cheese, scallions, ranch drizzle.
Prep Timeline
T-45Poach chicken
T-30Boil pasta, sauce
T-20Bake
T-2Top, plate
Firehouse Notes
- Adjust hot sauce to crew tolerance.
- Blue cheese and ranch balance the heat — both go on top.
Estimated total
$48.30
$4.83 per person