RITZ Buffalo Chicken Mac 'n Cheese

Name: RITZ Buffalo Chicken Mac 'n Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter; 2 carrots, thinly sliced; 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced, divided; ¼ cup flour; 1 cup milk; 2 cups elbow macaroni (8 oz.), cooked; 1 pkg. shredded reduced-fat cheddar-Jack cheese; 1½ cups rotisserie chicken; ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce; 18 RITZ Crackers, coarsely crushed; ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese; ½ cup grape tomatoes, quartered

Creamy and delicious, this spicy macaroni and cheese with chicken will be the best part of your dinner. Use a rotisserie chicken and it's easy, too!

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Makes 8 servings, 1 cup each.

Ingredient list

¼ cup butter
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced, divided
¼ cup flour
1 cup milk
2 cups elbow macaroni (8 oz.), cooked
1 pkg. (7 oz.) shredded reduced-fat cheddar-Jack cheese
1½ cups shredded white meat from 1 rotisserie chicken
¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce
18 RITZ Crackers, coarsely crushed
¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
½ cup grape tomatoes, quartered

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add carrots and 1/2 cup celery; cook and stir 2 min. Whisk in flour; cook 1 min., stirring frequently. Gradually stir in milk; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until thickened. Remove from heat.

Add macaroni, shredded cheese, chicken and wing sauce; mix lightly.

Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with crushed crackers.

Bake 15 min. or until heated through.

Top with blue cheese, tomatoes and remaining celery.

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