Honey Bbq Mac n Cheese

20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grate the cheese. (Use three pepper Colby Jack and Sriracha Gouda if you want extra fun).
  2. 2Cube chicken thighs and marinate with buttermilk, hot sauce, paprika, chili, and garlic.
  3. 3Melt butter, then add garlic, chili, and paprika.
  4. 4Once aromatic, add evaporated milk and heavy cream to create the cheese sauce.
  5. 5Kill the heat when the sauce lightly talks back.
  6. 6Add pre-shredded cheddar, three pepper Colby Jack, and Sriracha Gouda to the sauce.
  7. 7Make a quick layer of elbow macaroni in a baking dish.
  8. 8Layer on a tiny bit more cheese.
  9. 9Finish off the top layer with the last layer of cheese.
  10. 10Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
  11. 11While the mac and cheese bakes, combine flour, breadcrumbs, garlic, chili, and paprika.
  12. 12Coat the marinated chicken in the dry batter.
  13. 13Fry the chicken in a hot tub (deep fryer) set at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes until golden.
  14. 14Toss the fried chicken in honey barbecue sauce.
  15. 15Serve the honey barbecue chicken over the baked mac and cheese.
  16. 16Garnish with a little 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
  • Salt to taste
  • 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 tubgrater

Tips

  • If the cheese is cold, it will shred a lot easier.
  • Mix and marinate chicken until you lose patience.
  • Add pre-shredded cheddar for emulsifying the sauce.