Tuesday, July 3, 2012

tasty tuesday







buffalo chicken mac and cheese


ingredients:

13.25 box Barilla pasta shells
1 lb cooked chicken, cut into bit sized pieces
2 small bell peppers, seeded and diced
1 bunch chopped green onions, divided
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup blue cheese dressing
1/2 cup - 3/4 cup buffalo wing sauce
3 cups shredded cheese (mozza and cheddar), divided
3/4 cup bread crumbs

directions:

-preheat oven to 350 degrees
-boil pasta according to package, drain and transfer to a 9x13 baking dish
-add cooked chicken, peppers, 3/4 of the green onions, and 2 1/4 cups of the shredded cheese, mix well
-in separate bowl mix cream cheese, garlic, blue cheese dressing and 1/2 cup wing sauce until smooth, pour over pasta and toss
-mix remaining cheese and breadcrumbs together, sprinkle over top of pasta
-top with remaining green onions
-bake until golden, 30-40 minutes