Name: Hot Honey Chicken w/ Mac & Cheese
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)

Ingredients

Servings:

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

Marinate the Chicken

Prepare the Coating

Dredge the Chicken

Fry

Make the Hot Honey

Coat & Serve

Hot Honey Chicken w/ Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

Instructions

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