First of all, many apologies for not posting for a few days… I’ve been playing around with WordPress plug-ins and such, and sort of got distracted haha. Hopefully the posting schedule will return to normal soon.
Anyway, onto today’s topic. I remember there used to be a beer-BBQ chicken-mac-n-cheese at Karl Strauss restaurant, and it was so good. Creamy mac n cheese with chicken drenched in beer-flavored barbecue sauce – seriously a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, that item is no longer available on the menu. So I attempted to make my own version.
Making a good mac n cheese isn’t hard but does require some patience. I looked around many sources for a recipe, and sort of made an adaptation of various ones. I also ended up making my own barbecue sauce since I didn’t have any store-bought ones on hand, but you can certainly use whatever you please.
Let me know what you think of the recipe format, and of the mac and cheese!
BBQ chicken mac n cheese | Jinxi Eats
Serves
3-4
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
40 minutes
Total time
1 hour
Misc
Serve Hot
Ingredients
Mac n cheese
Barbecue sauce
Directions
Mac n cheese
Season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper. Cook on medium heat until no longer pink in a greased, oven-safe skillet. While the chicken is cooking, preheat oven to 350F, and prepare the macaroni according to instructions.
Remove chicken from skillet and toss with barbecue sauce (recipe below). Set aside.
In the same skillet, melt butter over low-heat. Slowly stir in flour, then add all the seasonings. Stir in milk, then cream, then cheese. Add in the cooked & drained macaroni and stir until everything is mixed. Finally, add chicken back into the skillet and stir until evenly mixed into the mac n cheese.
Cover the top with panko crumbs and more cheese (if desired). Place skillet into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Barbecue sauce
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Adjust seasoning as desired.
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