Ingredients
Fried chicken:
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4 pieces boneless chicken thighs
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 cup flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon pepper
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Mac and cheese:
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1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni noodles
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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1 teaspoon chopped garlic
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3/4 cup cream
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1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup cream cheese
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1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese
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3/4 cup Cheddar cheese
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon pepper
Buffalo sauce:
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1/2 cup butter
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1/2 cup cayenne pepper sauce
Grilled cheese:
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Butter
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2 pieces of Italian loaf
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1/2 cup Cheddar cheese
Directions
- Marinate four pieces of boneless chicken thighs in a bowl with buttermilk for one hour.
- Combine flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in bowl and mix. Dredge the chicken thighs in this spice mixture.
- Pre-heat a pan with canola oil at 350°F or until sizzling.
- Place marinated chicken pieces gently into the hot oil. Cook for six to seven minutes. Check the temperature of the chicken; the thermometer should read 165°F.
- For the mac and cheese, boil 1/2 cup of uncooked elbow macaroni noodles.
- Heat up a frying pan on medium heat and add unsalted butter, chopped garlic and cream.
- Then add Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, salt and pepper.
- Cook for three minutes and add cooked noodles. Once all cheese is melted turn off heat and let cool.
- For the Buffalo sauce, add butter and hot sauce to a pot on low heat. Once butter is melted into the sauce, remove from heat and let cool.
- To serve, heat up a frying pan or skillet and add butter. Place two pieces of Italian loaf into the pan and toast both sides.
- Add cheddar cheese to both peices of bread. Remove from pan once cheese is melted.
- Layer toasted bread with mac and cheese.
- Toss the fried chicken in a bowl with the Buffalo sauce and place on top of the macaroni and cheese.
- Add a little more of the macaroni on top of the Buffalo chicken and close off the sandwich with the other piece of bread.
- Cut, serve, and enjoy.