Buff Chick Mac by The Sobremesa
Talk about comfort food! We love this recipe from The Sobremesa — perfect for a cozy night at home
Buffalo Chicken Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 pound shell pasta
- 1/2 leftover roasted chicken (or grab a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket)
- 4 ounces goat cheese, freshly crumbled
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, freshly chopped
- 2 ounces asiago cheese, freshly chopped
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4–1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce (vary depending how spicy you like it)
- 1/4 cup milk (If you don’t have whole … NBD … I rarely do either! Just some oat or almond will work too.)
- Splash of reserved pasta water
Instructions
- Cook your noods to a lil’ al dente — they’re going to cook a little more once we add in the cheese, so you don’t want them to get mushy now.
- Meanwhile, cut the cheese (insert dad joke here). I like to use fresh cheese rather than pre-shredded because it really does taste so much more flavorful. I also chop up the cheese rather than hand-grating because it’s just sooo much easier … + I don’t own a cheese grater. It will all melt together in the pot anyway 🙂
- Pick the chicken off your bird.
- Drain and save some pasta water (aka nectar of the pasta gods!). FYI — pasta water will always add a little natural creaminess to a pasta dish. Those starches work some pasta magic.
- Take the same pot you used to boil the pasta and put back on the stove at medium heat.
- Melt the butter.
- Add the chicken.
- Add the hot sauce.
- Cook a bit until you hear it sizzling in the pan.
- Add the noodles.
- Add the cheese.
- Add the milk and a splash of pasta water.
- Reduce heat to low and stir until it’s all melted and blended together.
- Taste and adjust as needed. Add more milk/pasta water, more cheese, more hot sauce — do YOU!
- Serve immediately, and top with fresh pepper and sliced green onion if you got ’em.
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