Buffalo Mac N Cheese
Directions
- 1Dice the orange bell peppers and onions.
- 2Add diced orange bell peppers and onions to a pan.
- 3Season the peppers and onions with salt.
- 4Season the peppers and onions with black pepper.
- 5Add diced chicken breast to the crock pot.
- 6Prepare the sauce by mixing buffalo sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken bouillon.
- 7Pour the sauce over the chicken in the crock pot.
- 8Season the chicken with garlic salt.
- 9Add the sautéed peppers and onions to the crock pot with the chicken.
- 10Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 2-3 hours.
- 11Add Banza pasta to a pot of boiling water.
- 12Cook the Banza pasta for half the normal time.
- 13Place bacon slices in a pan to sear.
- 14Cover the pan and cook the bacon.
- 15Shred the cooked chicken in the crock pot.
- 16Add the partially cooked pasta to the crock pot.
- 17Prepare the blended buffalo cheese sauce by combining cottage cheese, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano, buffalo sauce, milk, and honey. Season with salt and pepper to taste. (This step is from description)
- 18Pour the blended buffalo cheese sauce into the crock pot.
- 19Add extra sharp cheddar cheese to the crock pot.
- 20Stir the ingredients in the crock pot to combine.
- 21Chop the seared bacon.
- 22Add the chopped bacon to the crock pot.
- 23Add more extra sharp cheddar cheese to the crock pot.
- 24Stir everything together in the crock pot.
- 25Cook for 30 more minutes.
- 26Serve the Buffalo Mac N Cheese into meal prep containers.
Ingredients
- 48 oz diced chicken breast
- 100 g buffalo sauce
- 30 g Worcestershire sauce
- 18 g Chicken bouillon
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic
- 3 orange bell peppers
- 2 onions
- 672 g Banza pasta
- 800 g 2% cottage cheese
- 50 g 1/3 fat cream cheese
- 100 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 60 g parmigiano reggiano
- 120 g buffalo sauce
- 300 ml milk
- 30 g honey
- 18 slices centercut bacon
Equipment
pangrinderwhiskcrock potchopping boardspoon
Tips
- Cook Banza pasta half the normal time as it will continue cooking in the crock pot.
- Sear bacon in a pan for best results.
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