Bbq Chicken Mac And Cheese Recipes

BBQ CHICKEN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter.
• Quickly whisk in flour until a roux (paste) is formed.
• Heat milk in a small saucepan (or in the microwave to save time!).
• Slowly add heated milk (and make sure it's fully warmed first) to the roux, whisking and simmering.
• Add shredded cheese, whisking and simmering until thickened, approximately 10 minutes.
• Add salt to taste.
• While thickening cheese sauce, use a small skillet to melt 2 Tablespoons butter.
• Brown panko crumbs in melted butter, browning 30 seconds to 1 minute on medium high, set aside.
• Place cooked macaroni noodles in a casserole dish or 12 inch cast iron skillet.
• Pour cheese sauce over noodles.
• In a small bowl, mix chicken and barbecue sauce.
• Mix BBQ chicken into the noodles and cheese.
• Top with browned panko crumbs.
• Bake approximately 35 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and top is browned.
• Allow to cool for approximately 5 minutes.
• Garnish with green onions and additional barbecue chicken or barbecue sauce, if desired
• Serve and enjoy!

BBQ CHICKEN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni noodles according to package directions, drain, then set aside.
• While the noodles are cooking, add the cream cheese and chicken broth to a separate large pot on the stove, and bring to a boil.
• Whisk consistently until the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and add the onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper, combine well, then add the mozzarella cheese.
• Stir continuously until the cheese has melted into the sauce, then add the chicken and bbq sauce.
• Add the cooked macaroni noodles, stir to combine, then transfer to a serving bowl and top with the cilantro.

BARBECUE CHICKEN WITH MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Bring the cauliflower and milk to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth; return to the saucepan and stir in 1 1/4 cups cheddar and the parmesan.
• Meanwhile, grate the tomato into a bowl and stir in the barbecue sauce. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt; set on a baking sheet and broil until golden, about 7 minutes. Flip the chicken, brush with the barbecue sauce mixture and continue broiling, basting with the pan juices occasionally, until cooked through, 6 to 7 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs; reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain. Add the pasta to the cauliflower mixture along with a splash of the reserved cooking water. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the pasta is coated. Top the mac and cheese with the remaining 1/4 cup cheddar; serve with the chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR MAC

Steps:

• Heat grill pan over high heat.
• Coat the chicken in extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill about 12 minutes, turning occasionally, then set aside.
• Bring water in saucepot to a boil for the pasta. Salt the water, add pasta and undercook by 1 minute.
• While the pasta cooks, melt 6 tablespoons butter in a separate saucepot. Spoon out 1/2 and toss with the panko to moisten. Combine with 1/2 the grated Pecorino and reserve. To the remaining melted butter, add the garlic and anchovy paste, lots of coarse black pepper, stir 2 minutes then whisk in flour then stock, milk, and Worcestershire, thicken until it coats a spoon, then stir in the remaining half of the grated Pecorino.
• Drain the pasta. Halve the chicken breasts lengthwise, then thinly slice and combine with the pasta and sauce, transfer to a casserole and top with the bread crumbs. Cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• To reheat: Reheat, covered, in a hot 425 degree F oven to warm through, then uncover to brown.
• Serve with shredded escarole or romaine and dress with lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil. Serve alongside Chicken Caesar Mac.

GRILLED MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Set up an outdoor grill for indirect cooking over medium heat. For charcoal, use coals on one side of the grill. For gas, shut off one side of the grill.
• Place an 8-quart cast iron Dutch oven over the hot side of the grill. Add bacon; cook and stir until it renders its fat, but doesn't crisp up, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onions and garlic; move the Dutch oven so only about half of the pot is over the heat. Cook and stir until onions start to become translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in milk and cook until hot, but not simmering. Melt in cream cheese.
• Stir in about a handful of Cheddar cheese at a time until 3 cups have been melted into the mixture. Move the Dutch oven to the cooler side of the grill. Stir in cooked macaroni. Crumble the cheese crackers over the top. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Close the lid of the grill and let cook until bubbly and reduced, about 40 minutes, rotating the Dutch oven every 5 minutes or so to keep from burning. Remove from heat and serve.

BARBECUE CHICKEN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil water and cook pasta according to directions; set aside.
• Heat a small skillet; place the pat of butter in it; melt it; add the onions and cook until translucent.
• Add chicken and cook until chicken is hot.
• Chop or shred the blocked cheese. Set aside.
• Combine the chicken; add macaroni; toss the barbecue sauce in making sure that it covers all of it.
• In a large pot add the milk and all the cheeses and melt it, folding the pasta in as it heats to a bubbling.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve hot.

MAC 'N CHEESE WITH GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare the macaroni and cheese base by bringing a large pot of salted water to boil; add the pasta and cook until al dente, according to package directions, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a medium saucepan, over medium high heat, and saute shallots, in the olive oil, until they just begin to color; stir in heavy cream, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk in cheese until melted; stir in drained pasta.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken and season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with parsley and rosemary.
• Grill chicken, over medium heat, to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F; remove from heat, cover, and keep warm.
• In a medium sized skillet, over medium high heat, cook pancetta until crisp, about 5 to 7 minutes; remove pancetta with a slotted spoon and set aside (leave fat in pan).
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs into the pan and stir, until toasted, about 1 minute; remove from heat and drain bread crumbs on paper toweling.
• Heat the macaroni base, over medium heat, until hot, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, slice the chicken into strips; stir the chicken into the macaroni base, then stir in the pancetta, chopped parsley and white truffle oil; toss to coat.
• Divide mac 'n cheese among 4 serving bowls, top with bread crumbs, and serve.