buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 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
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• 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.