Macaroni and cheese was revved up. A simple, quick method to use leftover chicken (allrecipes.com’s slow cooker buffalo chicken leftovers are ideal).
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 8-inch square casserole dish |
Ingredients
- ½ pound cubed cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing, or to taste
- 1 (7.25 ounce) package macaroni and cheese mix
- ¼ cup margarine
- ¼ cup 2% milk
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix chicken, hot sauce, and ranch dressing together in a bowl until coated; set aside for flavors to blend.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and transfer back to the pot. Stir margarine, milk, and cheese powder into pasta until sauce is smooth.
- Pour half of the macaroni and cheese into an 8-inch square casserole dish; top with chicken mixture, celery, and blue cheese. Spread remaining macaroni and cheese on top of blue cheese layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is warmed and casserole is bubbling, about 15 minutes.
- Top the macaroni and cheese with another layer of celery and blue cheese before baking, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 304 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 608 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
my son said it was the best meal I ever made (he is 13)
My kids loved it! They have been asking for me to make it again! I only gave it fours stars because I did not add the celery or blue cheese. I do not have either of those ingredients and my kids do not like celery cooked or blue cheese. Instead I added cheddar cheese. A great way to use leftover rotisserie chicken!
Tried doubling the recipe and making it in a 13×9, turned out well. Also shredded the chicken instead of cubing it
I didn’t have Mac and cheese in the box, so I made my own Mac and cheese. Didn’t have blue cheese either, so just topped with cheddar and some panko bread crumbs. Both my hubby and my son inhaled it!! Thanks!
I made this and substituted the 1/4 cup margarine for 1/4 cup CannaButter. it make this recipe just a step above normal. follow the CANNA COOKER ! more to come
What a great way to take a plain box of mac and cheese and give it that wow factor. Recipe was super simple with left over chicken . Hubby really liked this one.
My granddaughter and I stumbled across this recipe while looking for something to make for lunch. Since both of us are fans of the blue box mac & cheese we decided to give it a whirl and the results were spicy goodness. I didn’t have blue cheese on hand so I used Mexican crumbling cheese. If your not a big fan of heat I would cut the hot sauce back to one tablespoon.