Hot Honey Chicken Tenders on Mac n Cheese
Creamy three-cheese mac and cheese topped with spicy-sweet hot honey for the ultimate comfort food fusion.
Equipment
Ingredients
Hot Honey
honey
170 g
Frank's RedHot sauce
60 g
chili flakes
1 tsp
Mac & Cheese
pasta
850 g
butter
57 g
flour
32 g
milk
720 g
chipotle in adobo
2 tbsp
chicken bouillon cube
1 piece
smoked paprika
1 tsp
garlic powder
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
1 tsp
mozzarella
113 g
fontina
113 g
marble cheddar
113 g
Instructions
Prepare hot honey sauce
Mix honey, hot sauce and chili flakes together to create the spicy-sweet hot honey drizzle.
Cook pasta
Boil pasta in salted water until al dente, then drain.
Make roux base
Melt butter in a large saucepan, whisk in flour to create a smooth roux.
Add milk gradually
Slowly whisk in milk until sauce is smooth and creamy, then add chipotle and bouillon.
Season the cheese sauce
Add smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the sauce.
Melt the cheeses
Add mozzarella, fontina, and cheddar to the sauce and stir until completely melted.
Combine pasta and sauce
Add cooked, drained pasta to the cheese sauce and stir to coat evenly.
Serve with hot honey
Plate mac and cheese and drizzle generously with prepared hot honey sauce.
Original recipe
Storage
Store hot honey separately; reheat pasta with additional milk to restore creaminess
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