Today’s dish is fire! Add a little kick to your comfort food with our Buffalo Chicken Mac and Farmer Cheese recipe. Adding Buffalo chicken to mac and cheese gives this cozy comfort food a little extra protein and just the right amount of heat. The Lifeway Farmer Cheese elevates it even further, infusing it with probiotics and making the entire meal rich and creamy.
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Prep Time: 2 hrs Servings: 6-8Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast, sous vide
- 8oz. gluten-free cavatappi pasta noodles (or macaroni)
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup onion
- 1 cup carrot
- 1 cup celery
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp. ground mustard
- 1 tbsp. paprika
- 4 tbsp. gluten free flour
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups Farmer Cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 cups buffalo hot sauce
Directions
- Butterfly chicken breast and add it to a pressure cooker bag (a sealed ziplock bag will work) along with 1 cup buffalo hot sauce. Seal and sous vid for 2 hours.
- Once the chicken is close to done cooking, cook pasta according to package instructions.
- In a large cast iron skillet, sear the chicken, and add in the hot sauce from the bag flip the chicken while the skillet is hot and the buffalo sauce is boiling. Once the chicken is coated and most of the sauce has evaporated, remove the chicken and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add in chopped onion, carrots, and celery, and cook until tender.
- Add in garlic, paprika, mustard, and flour. Cook for two minutes.
- Add in heavy cream and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Add in the cooked and drained pasta, 1/2 cup hot sauce (or more according to taste) and mix together.
- In a separate bowl, mix together farmer cheese, chopped basil and parsley.
- Add drops of Lifeway farmer cheese on top of the pasta, but do not mix. Broil on high for 3-5 minutes, or until cheese has slightly browned. Serve warm and enjoy!
