Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

By Lori

4 Person

240 Minutes

665 Calories

Ready to level up on your mac and cheese game? Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese is just the right amount of insanely easy to make, rich and spicy, and totally creamy with a homemade cheese sauce.

Ingredients

6 oz shredded colby jack cheese
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tsp. flour
3 tbsp. butter
8 oz. shell pasta
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce ((start with 1/4 and add more to taste when done))
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast

Method

01

Add chicken, broth, buffalo sauce and seasonings to slow cooker.
02

Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8.
03

Shred fully cooked chicken with forks and return to crock.
04

Add uncooked pasta and stir to combine.
05

Cover and cook pasta on high for 30-45 minutes until fully cooked (if needed you can add additional water 1/4 cup at a time for any uncooked noodles and stir).
06

In saucepan over medium high heat melt butter.
07

Whisk in flour.
08

Slowly pour in milk while whisking until smooth.
09

Bring to simmer for 4-6 minutes until sauce thickens enough to stick to a spoon (it will be just a little thinner than most cheese sauces).
10

Remove from heat and whisk in cheese until melted and smooth.
11

Add cheese sauce to slow cooker and stir to combine.
12

Serve immediately.

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

4.8

( By Lori )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 665 Kcal
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 220 Mins
Total Time 240 Mins

02 Ingredients

6 oz shredded colby jack cheese

1 1/2 cups milk

2 tsp. flour

3 tbsp. butter

8 oz. shell pasta

1/4 tsp. celery salt

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce ((start with 1/4 and add more to taste when done))

2 cups chicken broth

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast

03 Method

Step 1

Add chicken, broth, buffalo sauce and seasonings to slow cooker.

Step 2

Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8.

Step 3

Shred fully cooked chicken with forks and return to crock.

Step 4

Add uncooked pasta and stir to combine.

Step 5

Cover and cook pasta on high for 30-45 minutes until fully cooked (if needed you can add additional water 1/4 cup at a time for any uncooked noodles and stir).

Step 6

In saucepan over medium high heat melt butter.

Step 7

Whisk in flour.

Step 8

Slowly pour in milk while whisking until smooth.

Step 9

Bring to simmer for 4-6 minutes until sauce thickens enough to stick to a spoon (it will be just a little thinner than most cheese sauces).

Step 10

Remove from heat and whisk in cheese until melted and smooth.

Step 11

Add cheese sauce to slow cooker and stir to combine.