Honey Chipotle Chicken Mac N Cheese

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cube your chicken thighs and submerge them in buttermilk, hot sauce, and season with plenty of love.
  2. 2Cube your chicken thighs and submerge them in buttermilk, hot sauce, and season with plenty of love.
  3. 3Cube your chicken thighs and submerge them in buttermilk, hot sauce, and season with plenty of love.
  4. 4Marinate the chicken until you lose patience.
  5. 5Marinate the chicken until you lose patience.
  6. 6Marinate the chicken until you lose patience.
  7. 7In a pan, melt down some butter.
  8. 8In a pan, melt down some butter.
  9. 9In a pan, melt down some butter.
  10. 10Add smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, a little chicken bouillon, and garlic powder.
  11. 11Add smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, a little chicken bouillon, and garlic powder.
  12. 12Add smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, a little chicken bouillon, and garlic powder.
  13. 13Once the spices start talking to your nose, add lots of heavy cream.
  14. 14Once the spices start talking to your nose, add lots of heavy cream.
  15. 15Once the spices start talking to your nose, add lots of heavy cream.
  16. 16Bring this up to an ever-so-slight bubble.
  17. 17Bring this up to an ever-so-slight bubble.
  18. 18Bring this up to an ever-so-slight bubble.
  19. 19Kill the heat and slowly start adding your pre-shredded cheese.
  20. 20Kill the heat and slowly start adding your pre-shredded cheese.
  21. 21Kill the heat and slowly start adding your pre-shredded cheese.
  22. 22The pre-shredded cheese is intentional to help emulsify the sauce.
  23. 23The pre-shredded cheese is intentional to help emulsify the sauce.
  24. 24The pre-shredded cheese is intentional to help emulsify the sauce.
  25. 25Once you have a creamy, dreamy cheese sauce, add your elbow macaroni.
  26. 26Once you have a creamy, dreamy cheese sauce, add your elbow macaroni.
  27. 27Once you have a creamy, dreamy cheese sauce, add your elbow macaroni.
  28. 28Make sure every piece is coated.
  29. 29Make sure every piece is coated.
  30. 30Make sure every piece is coated.
  31. 31Make one more layer of cheese.
  32. 32Make one more layer of cheese.
  33. 33Make one more layer of cheese.
  34. 34Now this goes into the oven set at 400.
  35. 35Now this goes into the oven set at 400.
  36. 36Now this goes into the oven set at 400.
  37. 37While that bakes, mix a little flour with corn starch.
  38. 38While that bakes, mix a little flour with corn starch.
  39. 39While that bakes, mix a little flour with corn starch.
  40. 40Give it the same spices you put in the mac and cheese.
  41. 41Give it the same spices you put in the mac and cheese.
  42. 42Give it the same spices you put in the mac and cheese.
  43. 43Grab a few pieces of chicken, dripping off all the excess moisture.
  44. 44Grab a few pieces of chicken, dripping off all the excess moisture.
  45. 45Grab a few pieces of chicken, dripping off all the excess moisture.
  46. 46Throw them into your dry batter.
  47. 47Throw them into your dry batter.
  48. 48Throw them into your dry batter.
  49. 49With a dry hand, give them a quick toss.
  50. 50With a dry hand, give them a quick toss.
  51. 51With a dry hand, give them a quick toss.
  52. 52Drop them into oil set at 375.
  53. 53Drop them into oil set at 375.
  54. 54Drop them into oil set at 375.
  55. 555 minutes later, you should have golden brown perfection.
  56. 565 minutes later, you should have golden brown perfection.
  57. 575 minutes later, you should have golden brown perfection.
  58. 58For the sauce, start melting down some butter.
  59. 59For the sauce, start melting down some butter.
  60. 60For the sauce, start melting down some butter.
  61. 61Toss in a good amount of chipotle hot sauce.
  62. 62Toss in a good amount of chipotle hot sauce.
  63. 63Toss in a good amount of chipotle hot sauce.
  64. 64Kill the heat and go in with lots of honey.
  65. 65Kill the heat and go in with lots of honey.
  66. 66Kill the heat and go in with lots of honey.
  67. 67It's time to get the chicken lost in the sauce.
  68. 68It's time to get the chicken lost in the sauce.
  69. 69It's time to get the chicken lost in the sauce.
  70. 70Carefully drop it onto your beautiful mac and cheese.
  71. 71Carefully drop it onto your beautiful mac and cheese.
  72. 72Carefully drop it onto your beautiful mac and cheese.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 0.25 cup hot sauce
  • 0.25 cup hot sauce
  • 0.25 cup hot sauce
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 1 cup corn starch
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1.5 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1.5 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1.5 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1.5 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  • 1.5 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  • 1.5 cup shredded colby jack cheese
  • 1 lb cooked pasta (elbow macaroni)
  • 1 lb cooked pasta (elbow macaroni)
  • 1 lb cooked pasta (elbow macaroni)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup chipotle hot sauce
  • 1 cup chipotle hot sauce
  • 1 cup chipotle hot sauce
  • 0.75 cup honey
  • 0.75 cup honey
  • 0.75 cup honey

Equipment

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