# Buffalo Chicken Bacon Mac n Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Bacon Mac n Cheese is a high-protein, delicious meal prep option that is simple to make and can be frozen.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add 4 pounds of chicken breast to the crockpot.
2. Season the chicken breast with onion powder, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a ranch packet.
3. Pour 1/2 cup of Frank's Red Hot Buffalo sauce over the chicken.
4. Cook the chicken on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Cook center-cut bacon in the oven.
6. Prepare 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.
7. Shred the cooked chicken.
8. Add 16 ounces of cooked DeCecco Cavatappi pasta to the slow cooker with the shredded chicken.
9. Pour the prepared cheese sauce into the slow cooker.
10. Stir everything together.
11. Top with 200g of reduced-fat cheddar cheese and the cooked center-cut bacon.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- baking sheet
- blender
- bowls

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/812305361369096
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3c8f60ef-bb44-4bad-9d9b-24dc2f427550
- Extracted: 2025-09-23

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