2Season the chicken breast with onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a ranch packet.
3Pour 1/2 cup of Frank's Red Hot Buffalo sauce over the chicken.
4Cook the chicken on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
5Cook center-cut bacon in the oven.
6Prepare the cheese sauce by blending 200g nacho cheese, 800g fat-free cottage cheese, 160g 1/3 cream cheese, 1/4 cup bone broth, and 2 packets of Kraft Mac cheese powder. Double batch if your blender is not large enough.
7Shred the cooked chicken.
8Add 16 ounces of cooked DeCecco Cavatappi pasta to the slow cooker with the shredded chicken.
9Pour the prepared cheese sauce into the slow cooker.
10Stir everything together.
11Top with 200g of reduced-fat cheddar cheese and the cooked center-cut bacon.
Ingredients
4 pounds chicken breast
TBSP onion powder
TBSP paprika
TSP salt
TSP pepper
garlic powder
1 Ranch packet
0.5 cup Franks Red Hot Buffalo sauce
center cut bacon
200 g nacho cheese
800 g fat free cottage cheese
160 g 1/3 cream cheese
0.25 cup bone broth
2 packets Kraft Mac cheese powder
16 oz DeCecco Cavatappi pasta
200 g reduced fat cheddar
parsley
Equipment
slow cookerbaking sheetblenderbowls
Tips
This recipe makes 10 servings and can be frozen.
If you don't have a large enough blender, you will need to double batch the cheese sauce.