Honey Barbecue Chicken Mac and Cheese

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grate the cheese. Use a three-pepper Kobe jack or Sriracha Gouda for extra fun.
  2. 2Cube chicken thighs, add buttermilk, hot sauce, paprika, chili, and garlic. Mix and marinate.
  3. 3Melt butter in a pan. Add garlic, chili, and paprika.
  4. 4Add evaporated milk and heavy cream to the butter mixture.
  5. 5Once the sauce starts to lightly simmer, kill the heat.
  6. 6Add pre-shredded cheddar, three-pepper Kobe jack, and Sriracha Gouda to the sauce.
  7. 7Cook elbow macaroni.
  8. 8Make a quick layer of macaroni in a baking dish.
  9. 9Layer on a tiny bit more cheese.
  10. 10Finish off the top layer with macaroni and the last layer of cheese.
  11. 11Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  12. 12While mac and cheese bakes, mix flour, a lot of breadcrumbs, and the same seasonings as earlier for the dry batter.
  13. 13Add the marinated chicken to the dry batter.
  14. 14Fry the chicken in a hot tub set at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, until golden.
  15. 15Toss the fried chicken in honey barbecue sauce.
  16. 16Pile a healthy amount of honey barbecue chicken on top of the baked mac and cheese.
  17. 17Garnish with parsley.

Ingredients

  • 24 oz pasta (large elbow macaroni)
  • 4 oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 12 oz can evaporated milk
  • 8 oz heavy cream
  • 8 oz milk
  • 8 oz pepper colby jack
  • 8 oz gouda
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar
  • to taste Salt
  • 8 oz pepper colby jack
  • 8 oz sharp cheddar
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic, chili, paprika powder
  • 1.5 cup flour
  • 1 cup panko
  • 1 tsp garlic, chili, paprika powder
  • 0.5 cup ketchup
  • 0.25 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp hot sauce of choice
  • 0.25 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small cubes
  • parsley

Equipment

baking dishhot tubshredder

Tips

  • If the cheese is cold, it will shred a lot easier.
  • Toss the chicken in honey barbecue sauce.