Spicy Buffalo Mac and Cheese
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups pasta of choice 2 ½ cups dry- measured when not cooked
- 3 tbsp butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1&½ cup milk
- 2 tsp garlic and onion powder each
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground oregano
- 2 tbsp buffalo sauce
- 1 cup Cabots spicy buffalo cheese shredded
- ½ cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- scallions for garnish thinly sliced
- toasted breadcrumbs for garnish
Instructions
- Boil pasta accordingly to the directions on the package.
- In a large sauce pan over med/high heat, melt the butter and add in the diced onions + salt and pepper. Cook for 3 mins until onions are translucent and add the flour. Mix and cook the flour for 2-3 mins until you no longer have raw flour.
- Next add in the milk, all the seasonings and the buffalo sauce. Mix everything together and turn the heat to low.
- Slowly add in your cheese and continue to mix. Once you achieve a nice cheesy melty sauce, add in the cooked pasta and and give everything a good stir.
- Garnish with scallions and toasted bread crumbs if you like and enjoy!
Notes
- I used Cabot's spicy buffalo cheese, but traders joes has their version as well.
- If you can not find any buffalo cheese, replace it with equal amounts of cheddar cheese and double the amount of buffalo sauce to the recipe.
- I used capatavi pasta for this recipe but feel free to use any pasta of choice.