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Buffalo Chicken Baked Mac & Cheese

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 9
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Mash up Buffalo wings and mac & cheese with ease in this cheesy chicken-loaded, buttery bread crumb-topped bake.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 11, 2023
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Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (6 oz) Annie's™ Organic Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
  • 4 tablespoons butter, cut into tablespoons
  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Progresso™ Plain Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 4 oz crumbled blue cheese, if desired
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
  •  
    2
    In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat 2 quarts water to boiling. Add pasta (from both boxes); return to boiling. Cook 9 to 11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Drain, and return to pan; remove from heat.
  •  
    3
    Stir in 4 tablespoons butter until melted. Stir chicken, mozzarella cheese, milk, Buffalo wing sauce, salt and cheese packages (from both boxes) into pasta in pan; transfer to baking dish.
  •  
    4
    In medium bowl, stir together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle over pasta mixture in baking dish. Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until mixture is bubbly (at least 165°F in center) and bread crumbs are golden brown. Top with blue cheese.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Top with chopped fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley leaves.
  • tip 2
    For even more heat, substitute shredded pepper Jack cheese for the mozzarella cheese.
  • tip 3
    We used rotisserie chicken as a helpful time-saver, but any chopped, cooked chicken or turkey would work well in this recipe.

Nutrition

380 Calories, 18g Total Fat, 18g Protein, 37g Total Carbohydrate, 4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 1 Cup
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
18g
27%
Saturated Fat
10g
48%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
65mg
22%
Sodium
630mg
26%
Potassium
260mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
4g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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