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http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/07/buffalo-mac-cheese.html
Look no further... buffalo chicken mac and cheese. Absolutely wonderful. First baked mac I've had that was super duper creamy. I would've made this for myself tonight, but I have no pasta. If I'm not mistaken, pasta is kinda a necessary ingredient...

Even my buffalo chicken hating husband loved it.

Didn't do the bleu cheese or gorgonzola because both were waaaaay too expensive at the grocery store I went to.


Kosher salt
1 pound elbow macaroni
5 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce, divided
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tsp dry mustard
2-1/2 cups half-and-half
3 cups (24 oz) extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese or gorgonzola


Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain.

Meanwhile, melt 3 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chicken and garlic and cook 2 minutes, then add 1/2 cup hot sauce and simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 more minute.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour and mustard with a wooden spoon until smooth. Whisk in the half-and-half, then add the remaining 1/4 cup hot sauce and stir until thick, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the cheese, then whisk in the sour cream until smooth.

Mix together chicken, pasta and cheese sauce. Pour into lightly greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle bleu cheese or gorgonzola over the macaroni. Bake until bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with some wing sauce for color.

yuuuum

Omggg with the bleu cheese that sounds amazing.

Quoting [[Breezy]]:" Omggg with the bleu cheese that sounds amazing. "

I don't know of many people besides myself that like bleu cheese.

When I worked at Chilis, they had a Chipotle Bleu Cheese burger and I make it at home every time I make burgers. It's absolute heaven.

Quoting Mrs. Potato Dick:" I don't know of many people besides myself that like bleu cheese. When I worked at Chilis, they had ... [snip!] ... worked at Chilis, they had a Chipotle Bleu Cheese burger and I make it at home every time I make burgers. It's absolute heaven."

I looooooooove that smurf. I dunno if you like olives, but bleu cheese stuffed green olives -- so good.

Quoting [[Breezy]]:" I looooooooove that smurf. I dunno if you like olives, but bleu cheese stuffed green olives -- so good. "

Not an olive fan, but I'd have to try them just because they have bleu cheese in them.

Quoting Mrs. Potato Dick:" Pin it, son. http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/07/buffalo-mac-cheese.html Look no further... buffalo chicken ... [snip!] ... the macaroni. Bake until bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with some wing sauce for color."

My husband makes buffalo chicken mac-n-cheese all the time. We love it.  

Quoting Mrs. God of Thunder:" My husband makes buffalo chicken mac-n-cheese all the time. We love it.  "

You're the reason I searched for it on Pinterest in the first place  

Quoting Mrs. Potato Dick:" You're the reason I searched for it on Pinterest in the first place  "

Hahaha. Why thank you, I think.  

We don't like blue cheese here, so that's out for sure.  

HS son! I want to try that. We have a BBQ on Saturday and I haven't a clue on what to bring. It is on the beach  

Maybe I'll make that for myself and halve the portions. I am a blue cheese fiend, DH hates it tho.

Quoting ♥ Olive Oyl:" HS son! I want to try that. We have a BBQ on Saturday and I haven't a clue on what to bring. It is on ... [snip!] ... It is on the beach   Maybe I'll make that for myself and halve the portions. I am a blue cheese fiend, DH hates it tho."

How many people?

Quoting Mrs. Potato Dick:" How many people?"

40-50