# Honey Bbq Mac n Cheese

A delicious and indulgent honey barbecue chicken mac and cheese.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- baking dish
- hot tub
- grater

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegoldenbalance/video/7568979661179374903?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7593854551909156384
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b9e67abd-4271-4eee-a595-d21b8d1df3df
- Extracted: 2026-03-15

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