Honey Chipotle Chicken Mac and Cheese
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cube chicken thighs and submerge them in buttermilk.
- 2Add hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, chicken bouillon, and cayenne pepper to the chicken and buttermilk mixture.
- 3Toss the chicken mixture to combine.
- 4Marinate the chicken.
- 5Melt butter in a pan.
- 6Add smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, chicken bouillon, and garlic powder to the melted butter.
- 7Once spices are fragrant, add heavy cream.
- 8Bring the sauce to a slight bubble.
- 9Reduce heat and slowly add shredded cheddar and Colby Jack cheese to the sauce, stirring to emulsify.
- 10Once the cheese sauce is creamy, add cooked elbow macaroni.
- 11Ensure every piece of macaroni is coated with the cheese sauce.
- 12Add another layer of shredded cheese on top of the mac and cheese.
- 13Bake the mac and cheese in the oven set at 400°F (200°C).
- 14In a bowl, mix flour with corn starch.
- 15Add smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, chicken bouillon, and garlic powder to the flour mixture.
- 16Take a few pieces of marinated chicken, dripping off excess moisture.
- 17Dredge the chicken pieces in the dry flour and corn starch mixture.
- 18Deep fry the coated chicken in oil set at 375°F (190°C) for 5 minutes until golden brown.
- 19For the honey chipotle sauce, melt butter in a clean pan.
- 20Add chipotle hot sauce to the melted butter.
- 21Reduce heat and add honey to the sauce.
- 22Pour the honey chipotle sauce over the fried chicken.
- 23Carefully drop the honey chipotle chicken onto the baked mac and cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 0.25 cup hot sauce
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup corn starch
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
- 4 tbsp butter
- 16 oz heavy cream
- 1.5 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1.5 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 1 lb cooked elbow macaroni
- 2 tbsp butter for sauce
- 1 cup Chipotle hot sauce for sauce
- 0.75 cup honey
Equipment
bowlpanfrying basketgratedeep fryer
Tips
- Marinate chicken until you lose patience for maximum flavor.
- Pre-shredded cheese helps emulsify the sauce better.
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