Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Description

My family’s favorite comfort food!

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank’s®)
  • 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
  • 1 rotisserie chicken, meat removed and chopped
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup melted butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water
  3. stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite
  4. 8 minutes. Drain.
  5. Stir sour cream and cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth; add evaporated milk. Stir Buffalo wing sauce and ranch dressing into sour cream mixture; mix in shredded chicken
  6. macaroni
  7. and 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese. Pour macaroni mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with bread crumbs and remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese; drizzle melted butter over the top.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden
  9. 20 to 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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