Buffalo Macaroni and Cheese

My family loves both buffalo sauce and mac and cheese, so this recipe is very popular in my house. Please note that if you (or your kids!) aren't a fan of buffalo sauce, it is extremely easy to take that part out. Also note that the original recipe calls for blue cheese crumbles, but we never include that since none of us like it. Anyway, here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 Tablespoons plus another 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 cup Velveeta cut into small cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
• Grilled chicken
• Franks Buffalo Hot Sauce
• Blue Cheese Crumbles
• Ranch Dressing

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter dish (1 9x13 or 2-9x9).
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add oil then macaroni, and cook until just tender about 7 minutes. (if freezing it cook pasta a little less time) drain well.
3. In a large pan melt 8 T butter. stir in pasta. in a large bowl mix the muenster, mild and sharp cheddar, and monterey cheese. to the macaroni add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of the mixed cheese, the Velveeta, and the eggs. sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. transfer to buttered dishes. sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with the last tablespoon of butter. bake until its bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes.
4. Take the grilled chicken then slice and toss with some buffalo sauce. Then top the mac and cheese with the buffalo grilled chicken. Then top with some blue cheese and drizzle with buffalo sauce and ranch

We all love this recipe! It's definitely not the healthiest recipe out there, but it's fun to do on occasion. I don't typically eat mac and cheese, but I really like this recipe. Feel free to play around with the types of cheeses you use if there's another kind you really like. Oh, and I typically just buy a package of pre-cooked grilled chicken to use in this and it works perfectly. I usually go heavy on the chicken when I use it as a main dish for dinner, but feel free to leave it off entirely if you want it for a fun side dish.