This is a very loose interpretation of mac and cheese, but it tastes great!<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever made or had Buffalo Chicken Dip<\/a>, then the ingredients will be familiar to you.\u00a0 In fact, I used the Buffalo Chicken Dip as the basis for this dish.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n

1 lb. chicken tenderloins, cut into small pieces<\/p>\n

Bottled buffalo wing sauce – I used Texas Pete’s<\/p>\n

2 8-oz. tubs light cream cheese<\/p>\n

Ranch dressing – I used Hidden Valley Ranch Spicy Ranch<\/p>\n

2 cups shredded cheese – I used 2% shredded Mexican cheese blend<\/p>\n

green onions, sliced<\/p>\n

1 box medium pasta shells<\/p>\n

Directions<\/span><\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.<\/p>\n

Take chicken tenderloin pieces and cook in a pan over medium-high heat until done.\u00a0 Add some buffalo wing sauce to the chicken as it’s cooking.\u00a0 Once cooked, keep aside.<\/p>\n

Prepare pasta according to directions on box.\u00a0 Drain and keep warm.<\/p>\n

While pasta is cooking, combine cream cheese, 1 cup dressing, about 1\/2 cup wing sauce, and 1 cup shredded cheese in large bowl.\u00a0 Adjust dressing and wing sauce amounts as necessary – I like using more wing sauce for more zip.\u00a0 Add the chicken pieces to the mixture and stir to combine.<\/p>\n

Once pasta is cooked and dip mixture is prepared, combine all in the pot used to boil the pasta.\u00a0 Mix thoroughly and then place contents in prepared baking dish.\u00a0 Sprinkle remaining cheese and the green onions over top.\u00a0 I drizzled some wing sauce over it all as well.<\/p>\n

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

This is great hot, at room temperature, or cold from the fridge.<\/p>\n

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