# Buffalo Chicken Bacon & Mac n cheese

Buffalo Chicken Mac n cheese is a meal prep friendly dish that is simple to make and can be frozen.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 pounds chicken breast
- 1 TBSP onion powder
- 1 TBSP paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- garlic powder
- 1 ranch packet
- 0.5 cup Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
- 8 slices 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 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese packets
- 16 oz. DeCecco Cavatappi
- 200 g reduced fat cheddar

## Instructions

1. Add 4 pounds of chicken breast to the crock pot.
2. Season the chicken breast with 1 tbsp of onion powder, 1 tbsp of paprika, 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of pepper, garlic powder, and a ranch packet.
3. Add 1/2 cup of Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce to the crock pot.
4. Cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or on low heat for 6-8 hours until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Cook the center-cut bacon in the oven.
6. Prepare the cheese sauce by combining 200g of nacho cheese, 800g of fat-free cottage cheese, 160g of 1/3 cream cheese, 1/4 cup of bone broth, and 2 packets of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese in a blender. This may need to be double-batched.
7. Shred the cooked chicken.
8. Add 16 oz of cooked DeCecco Cavatappi pasta to the crock pot with the shredded chicken.
9. Pour the prepared cheese sauce over the pasta and chicken.
10. Add 200g of reduced-fat cheddar cheese and the cooked center-cut bacon.
11. Stir everything together and enjoy.

## Equipment

- crock pot
- oven
- blender
- baking sheet
- spoon

## Tips

- This recipe makes 10 servings and can be frozen.
- The cheese sauce needs to be double batched if using a standard blender.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1479248740008861/
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- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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