Honey BBQ Mac N Cheese
Equipment
Ingredients
Pasta
large elbow macaroni
680 g
Cheese Sauce
unsalted butter
113 g
chili powder
2 g
paprika
2 g
garlic powder
3 g
evaporated milk
340 g
heavy cream
227 g
milk
227 g
pepper colby jack
227 g
gouda
227 g
sharp cheddar
283 g
salt
3 g
Layering Cheese
pepper colby jack
227 g
sharp cheddar
227 g
Crispy Chicken
chicken thighs (cubed)
907 g
buttermilk
480 ml
hot sauce
30 ml
garlic powder
3 g
chili powder
2 g
paprika
2 g
flour
188 g
panko breadcrumbs
100 g
Honey BBQ Sauce
ketchup
120 ml
brown sugar
55 g
apple cider vinegar
15 ml
worcestershire sauce
15 ml
hot sauce
30 ml
honey
5 ml
cold butter (cubed)
42 g
Instructions
Marinate Chicken
Cube chicken thighs and marinate in buttermilk with hot sauce and spices.
Prepare Breading Station
Mix flour and panko with spices for coating chicken.
Prepare Honey BBQ Sauce
Combine all BBQ sauce ingredients and simmer until thickened.
Cook Pasta
Boil large elbow macaroni in salted water until al dente.
Make Cheese Sauce
Melt butter with spices, add milks and cheeses to create creamy sauce.
Bread and Fry Chicken
Coat marinated chicken in seasoned flour and panko, then fry until crispy.
Assemble Mac and Cheese
Combine pasta with cheese sauce, layer with additional cheese, top with crispy chicken and BBQ sauce.
Original recipe
Storage
Store chicken separately to maintain crispiness. Reheat pasta and sauce together, add chicken just before serving.
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