# Honey Buffalo Popcorn Chicken Mac & Cheese

This honey buffalo popcorn chicken mac and cheese recipe is a high-protein meal prep option.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups Cottage Cheese
- 0.5 cups Fat Free Cheddar
- 1 Mac & Cheese Powder Packet
- 0.5 cups Fat Free Milk
- 8 oz Dry Protein Pasta
- 24 oz Chicken Breast
- 0.5 cups Egg Whites
- 0.5 cups Pickle Juice
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Salt
- 1 Tbsp Black Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Onion Powder
- 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 0.5 cups Low Calorie Buffalo Sauce
- 2 Tbsps Honey

## Instructions

1. Blend together cottage cheese, fat free cheddar, a mac and cheese powder packet, and fat free milk to make the high protein cheese sauce.
2. Add some cooked protein pasta to a bowl and combine with the cheese sauce to make the mac and cheese.
3. Dice up about 24 ounces of chicken breast into 1 inch pieces and fully coat them in a mixture of egg whites and some pickle juice.
4. Add some self rising flour to a large container and season it up with garlic salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and onion powder.
5. Throw in a small batch of those wet chicken pieces and give the whole container a shake until the chicken looks fully coated.
6. Take out a baking tray, line up the chicken pieces on it, making sure not to overcrowd, spray with light cooking oil and bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.
7. Combine buffalo sauce, some honey, toss the chicken in it, and then top the mac and cheese with the chicken.

## Equipment

- blender
- baking tray
- small bowl
- large container
- spoon
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@nikitafair/video/7430496456244563243?_t=ZP-8snO78FQCnn&_r=1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/078d42b2-cd6f-4e44-ab26-fe3516d50be4
- Extracted: 2025-01-06

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