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Buffalo Mac & Chicken Cheese

A kick-of-flavor in classic favorite; perfect for healthcare facilities.

Buffalo Mac & Chicken Cheese
Photograph courtesy of Campbell's Foodservice

​​​​​Get your lunch line moving with this spiced up Mac & Cheese made with cooked macaroni, chicken, cheese and Campbell’s® Healthy Request® Cream of Chicken Soup.

Ingredients

  • Campbell’s® Healthy Request® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, 50 oz. can: 5 cans

  • vegetable cooking spray

  • celery stalks for plating  

  • whole wheat breadcrumbs: 5 c.

  • Cheddar cheese, shredded: 25 c.      

  • cooked diced chicken, frozen, thawed: 20 c.

  • water: 10 c.

  • buffalo hot wing sauce, 20 tbsp.

  • chili powder, 5 tbsp.

  • celery, finely chopped 15 c.

  • onion, finely chopped 15 c.

  • vegetable oil, 10 tbsp.

  • whole grain elbow macaroni, dry: 90 oz.

Steps

1. Cook pasta according to package directions (until just tender). Drain and cool. Reserve. CCP: Cool to 70°F within 2 hours and to 41°F within an additional 4 hours.

2. In saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions. Sauté for 5 minutes, or until onions begin to brown.

3. Stir in celery, chili powder and buffalo sauce. Cook 1 additional minute.

4. Add Campbell's® Healthy Request® Cream of Chicken Soup and water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 2 minutes.

5. Stir in chicken and cheese. Return to a simmer. Reserve. CCP: Heat to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 1 minute. CCP: Hold for hot service at 140°F or higher until needed.

6. Fold cooked pasta into warm chicken-cheese sauce. Stir well to mix thoroughly. Reserve.

7. Spray the interiors of 2 short, half-hotel pans. Sprinkle interior of each sprayed pan with 2 tbsp. breadcrumbs. Divide pasta mixture between the 2 pans (approximately 2 1/2 qt. per pan). Sprinkle top of each pan with remaining crumbs (6 tbsp. per pan).

8. Bake at 400°F. for 2-25 minutes, or until mixture is bubbling and golden on top. Remove from heat. CCP: Hold for hot service at 140°F or higher until needed.

9. To serve, using a #4 scoop, portion 1 c. onto plate. As a side, serve with 6 celery sticks (about 3/8 c.). Serve immediately.

 

Yield: 100, 1 c. servings plus 6 celery sticks

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