Another yummy 21 DF Legal recipe! I modified it a bit to make it gluten free for me. This one is a keeper! Enjoy!
Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
Regular or GF
Serves: 8
21 DF: 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue
Ingredients:
·
1-1 ½ lbs. boneless chicken breasts (about 2-3)
·
1 (1.5 oz. pkt Ranch Dressing Seasoning
·
1 c. Frank’s Hot Sauce (large bottle)
·
2 c. chicken stock
·
4 c. whole wheat elbow noodles (I used
quinoa/brown rice spiral noodles)-cooked al dente
·
1 c. 1 % milk (I used almond milk)
·
1 T. whole wheat flour (I used 1 T. almond flour
and 1 T. corn starch for thickening)
·
½ t. garlic powder
·
½ t. onion powder
·
¼ t. Himalayan salt
·
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
·
¼ c. shredded asiago cheese (or parmesan)
·
1 T. whole wheat bread crumbs ( I used Ian’s GF
Italian Panko crumbs)
Instructions:
1
Place chicken breasts in slow cooker. Sprinkle ranch seasoning over chicken then
pour hot sauce and ½ c. chicken stock.
Turn chicken a few times to be sure it is coated and the liquids are
mixed with the seasoning.
2
Cook on low for 8 hours. Take chicken out and shred. Add liquid from the slow cooker to the chicken until you get the flavor you
want. This also keeps the chicken moist.
3
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4
In a medium/large pot, over medium heat, whisk
together chicken stock, milk, and flour/corn starch until completely dissolved.
5
Cook until bubbly, about 5-7 minutes.
6
Stir in garlic powder, onion powder, salt and
both cheeses. Stir until smooth, about 3
minutes. Remove from heat.
7
Place pasta in a 9 X 13 casserole dish (or 8X8
if you want it to be a deeper dish) coated with cooking spray. Mix shredded chicken with the pasta. Pour cheese sauce over it, then stir until
evenly coated.
8
Sprinkle whole wheat bread crumbs/Panko crumbs
over top and bake at 350 degress for 30-45 minutes, or until bubbly. Let it sit for 3 minutes then enjoy!
Notes:
Make ahead instructions:
The chicken for this recipe can be made ahead of time and
frozen. You can make entire recipe ahead
of time and freeze in portions. You can
assemble and freeze before baking. Let
thaw overnight in the fridge, then proceed with the cooking instructions.