Buffalo Chicken Mac N Cheese

November 10, 2016 By: Kate Rychak Comments

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Prep:: 25 minutes
Cook:: 35 minutes
Serves:: 6

Creamy in the center a crunchy on top, this buffalo chicken mac n cheese is like the dip we have all know and LOVE, but with addition of fun, corkscrew noodles and a complimentary crunchy breadcrumb top. Yum!

Ingredients

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1 box of Cavatappi pasta

1- 8 ounce package whipped Philadelphia cream cheese

1/4 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce (use more if you want spicy. I only wanted the sauce for flavor and color, not heat)

8 ounces mixed, shredded cheddar cheese - seperated (I used both mild and sharp cheddar)

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1/3 cup milk

3 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions

Boil large pot of water and add cavatappi pasta. Cook until just BEFORE al dente. The noodles will cook some more while the macaroni n cheese bakes.
In a medium bowl,mix together the whipped cream cheese, 4 ounces of the cheddar cheese, the red hot sauce milk and butter until well mixed. Add the shredded chicken and mix well.
Add the pasta to the mixture and mix well until the noodles are entirely covered in the cheese mixture.
In a 9x13 baking dish, pour the noodles and cheese mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the noodles and then evenly spread the bread crumbs over the cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, covered with foil.