# Buffalo Mac N Cheese

A high-protein, macro-friendly Buffalo Mac N Cheese recipe, perfect for meal prepping.

- Servings: 11 servings
- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Dice the orange bell peppers and onions.
2. Add diced orange bell peppers and onions to a pan.
3. Season the peppers and onions with salt.
4. Season the peppers and onions with black pepper.
5. Add diced chicken breast to the crock pot.
6. Prepare the sauce by mixing buffalo sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken bouillon.
7. Pour the sauce over the chicken in the crock pot.
8. Season the chicken with garlic salt.
9. Add the sautéed peppers and onions to the crock pot with the chicken.
10. Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 2-3 hours.
11. Add Banza pasta to a pot of boiling water.
12. Cook the Banza pasta for half the normal time.
13. Place bacon slices in a pan to sear.
14. Cover the pan and cook the bacon.
15. Shred the cooked chicken in the crock pot.
16. Add the partially cooked pasta to the crock pot.
17. Prepare 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)
18. Pour the blended buffalo cheese sauce into the crock pot.
19. Add extra sharp cheddar cheese to the crock pot.
20. Stir the ingredients in the crock pot to combine.
21. Chop the seared bacon.
22. Add the chopped bacon to the crock pot.
23. Add more extra sharp cheddar cheese to the crock pot.
24. Stir everything together in the crock pot.
25. Cook for 30 more minutes.
26. Serve the Buffalo Mac N Cheese into meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- pan
- grinder
- whisk
- crock pot
- chopping board
- spoon

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkeJ67ak/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3a8bd599-560f-4e8c-aec5-085ecb842f36
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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