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Hot Honey Chicken w/ Mac & Cheese

🍽️N/A Servings
📅Jul 13, 2026

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs chicken tenders (or chicken breasts cut into strips)
¾ cup buttermilk
¼ cup pickle juice (from dill pickles)
1 tbsp hot sauce (optional, for extra kick)
1 cup all-purpose flour
Sprinkle of cornstarch
Smoked paprika
Cayenne pepper (optional for extra heat)
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt
Black pepper
Slap ya mama
Oil, for frying (canola or vegetable oil)
½ cup honey
2 Tbsp butter
1 lb corkscrew pasta (cavatappi)
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 lb monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 lb smoked gouda cheese, shredded
1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
½–1 cup sour cream
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
2–3 cups heavy whipping cream
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard (or ground mustard/yellow mustard)
1 splash hot sauce (optional, for balance)
Chicken broth (for cooking pasta)

Instructions

1
Marinate the Chicken
2
Prepare the Coating
3
Dredge the Chicken
4
Fry
5
Make the Hot Honey
6
Coat & Serve