buffalo chicken mac& cheese

Name: buffalo chicken mac& cheese
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb dried elbow macaroni; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp all purpose flour; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 3 cup whole milk; 6 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 6 oz shredded mild cheddar cheese; 5 oz blue cheese crumbles; 1/4 cup tobasco buffalo style hot sauce; 12 oz cooked chicken, cut into 1/2 in pieces; 1/2 cup chopped green onions; 1 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

stinamonster @cook_3871867

I found this recipe on a package of Tobasco (my favorite hot sauce!) Made it for a Super Bowl party, BIG HIT. I was worried the blue cheese might be too intense or overpowering, but it was perfect. I recommend using it, even if you're not a blue cheese fan.

stinamonster @cook_3871867

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 lbdried elbow macaroni
4 tbspunsalted butter
3 tbspall purpose flour
3/4 tspsalt
1/4 tspblack pepper
3 cupwhole milk
6 ozshredded sharp cheddar cheese
6 ozshredded mild cheddar cheese
5 ozblue cheese crumbles
1/4 cuptobasco buffalo style hot sauce
12 ozcooked chicken, cut into 1/2 in pieces
1/2 cupchopped green onions
1 1/2 cuppanko bread crumbs

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350°. Cook macaroni to al dente, and drain.
2

Meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan on medium-low heat. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper and cook 1-2 minutes. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.
3

Reduce heat to low, and stir in cheeses until melted. Add Tobasco buffalo sauce, chicken, green onion, macaroni, salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
4

Spoon into an ungreased 2 quart casserole dish and top with bread crumbs. Bake 25-30 minutes or until heated to an internal temperature of 165°
5

* This recipe is from a package of Tobasco® brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce