Honey BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese
Sweet, smoky honey BBQ chicken folded into creamy high-protein mac and cheese for an easy meal-prep dish.
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Crispy Honey Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Cornflake-crusted chicken tossed in honey-buffalo sauce over high-protein mac and cheese. Great for meal prep and freezer-friendly.
4
Servings
25 min
Cook time
783
Calories
70 g
Protein
Ingredients
17 itemsServings
650 g Chicken breast- dry
250 g Macaroni pasta 
120 g All-purpose flour- low fat
350 g Cottage cheese - crushed
40 g Cornflakes - fat-free
120 g Milk - fat-free
50 g Shredded cheddar cheese 
40 g Honey
60 g Pickle juice- beaten eggs
3 pcs Eggs - for garnish
20 g Chives 
30 g Hot sauce
90 g Buffalo sauce
30 g Mac and Cheese Powder
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tbsp Garlic salt
Required equipment
- Oven
- Blender
Instructions
10 stepsTemperature
- 1
Cut
650 g Chicken breast into big cubes (2-3 cm) - 2
Mix
120 g All-purpose flour with 1 tbsp Garlic salt, 1 tsp Smoked paprika, and 1 tsp Onion powder in a shallow dish. - 3
In another dish, whisk
3 pcs Eggs with 60 g Pickle juice and 30 g Hot sauce to make an egg wash. - 4
Crush
40 g Cornflakes. Dredge the chicken cubes in seasoned flour, dip in egg wash, then press into crushed corn flakes to coat. - 5
Bake the coated chicken in the oven at 345 °F until crispy, for 10 minutes.
- 6
Stir
90 g Buffalo sauce and 40 g Honey in a pan over medium heat and reduce until thickened, then toss in the cooked chicken to coat. - 7
Blend
350 g Cottage cheese, 50 g Shredded cheddar cheese, 30 g Mac and Cheese Powder, and 120 g Milk until completely smooth. - 8
Boil
250 g Macaroni pasta in salted water until al dente, then drain. - 9
Combine drained pasta with the cheese sauce and mix to make mac and cheese.
- 10
Top mac and cheese with the honey buffalo chicken and garnish with fresh
20 g Chives.
Nutrition per servingCalculated from the ingredients used at 4 servings.
783
Kcal
70 g
Protein
92 g
Carbohydrates
13 g
Fat
Recipe details
Published
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