Sunnys Easy Chicken Mac N Cheese With Spicy Ranch Salad Food

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SPICY MACARONI AND CHEESE



Spicy Macaroni and Cheese image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups elbow pasta, cooked until almost al dente
8 ounces Cheddar, 1/2 cubed, 1/2 shredded
8 ounces Colby cheese, cubed
8 ounces Monterey pepper jack cheese, cubed
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
4 tablespoons sour cream
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup finely grated onions
4 slices bread
1 tablespoon butter
Special equipment: 2-quart baking dish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, toss together the pasta with the cheese cubes and pour into the baking dish.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, nutmeg. Add the sour cream, egg, heavy cream, half-and-half and onions. Pour over the pasta and cover with the shredded Cheddar. Bake uncovered until the top is just beginning to brown, about 35 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cut the bread into crouton-size squares. In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter, add the bread cubes and toast until golden. Sprinkle the bread cubes on top of the macaroni and cheese and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes more.

SUNNY'S CREAMY 5-CHEESE MAC 'N' CHEESE



Sunny's Creamy 5-Cheese Mac 'n' Cheese image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     side-dish

Time 55m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 tablespoons salted butter
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons hot Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon ground mustard
3 cloves garlic, grated on a rasp
4 finely chopped scallions, white and green parts
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Frank's or Cholula
8 ounces whipped chive-flavored cream cheese
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups reserved pasta water
8 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded from the block
8 ounces Gouda, shredded from the block
8 ounces mozzarella, shredded from the block
3 ounces Pecorino Romano, shredded on a box grater
1 pound elbows, cooked al dente in salted water, 2 cups pasta water reserved
8 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded from the block
8 ounces mozzarella, shredded from the block

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a deep 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
  • Make the sauce. In a large bowl, mix the ingredients in order, combining completely between additions. Start by adding the flour, paprika, ground mustard, garlic, scallions, hot sauce, cream cheese, a pinch of salt and more grinds of black pepper than normal. Mix this until combined completely. In a liquid measure, mix the heavy cream and pasta water together and add slowly to the bowl while whisking. Add the Cheddar, Gouda, mozzarella and Pecorino Romano cheeses.
  • Bake. Add the pasta to the bowl of liquid and stir until the liquid seeps into the elbows and everything is distributed evenly. Pour into the prepared dish. Level with the back of your spoon. Toss together the Cheddar and mozzarella in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top. Bake until the edges are bubbly and the top is golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

SUNNY'S SPICY RANCH GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WRAP



Sunny's Spicy Ranch Grilled Chicken Salad Wrap image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h20m

Yield 4 wraps

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 chicken breasts, butterflied
1/2 cup Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 4 long spears
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 head crisp leafy lettuce, rinsed and shredded
1/2 cup Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing
2 tablespoons hot sauce
4 8-inch tortillas or sandwich wraps, warmed to make flexible

Steps:

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  • Marinate the chicken. In a large plastic bag place chicken, Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing and hot sauce. Rest on the counter up to two hours or refrigerate overnight. If refrigerating, be sure to rest chicken at room temperature for up to two hours before grilling. Grill the chicken. Heat a grill pan to medium high. Remove chicken from marinade, removing excess marinade and discarding. Drizzle olive oil over both chicken breasts and season both sides with salt and pepper. Place smooth side down on the grill. Cook until chicken releases easily and grill marks show, about 5 minutes, then flip and cook 3-5 minutes more. Remove to a plate and rest while preparing the rest of the ingredients. Grill the carrots. Drizzle olive oil over carrot spears and season with salt and pepper. Place spears on medium-high grill and cook until limber and charred on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Remove to a plate. Make salad. In a large bowl add red onion, celery, lettuce, Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing and hot sauce. Chop cooled chicken and add to the bowl. Chop grilled carrots and add as well. Toss to combine. Make wrap. Place wrap on a flat surface and scoop 1 quarter of the salad into the center making sure to spread it across the center without touching the edges. Fold both ends in over the salad, then tuck the long end over and begin to roll tightly until done. Secure with a toothpick or wrap with parchment paper and aluminum foil. Refrigerate and serve chilled or at room temperature.

SUNNY'S EASY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN BAKED MAC AND CHEESE



Sunny's Easy Chipotle Chicken Baked Mac and Cheese image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     side-dish

Time 3h20m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

One 7-ounce can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, split
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon butter or butter-flavored cooking spray, for coating the casserole dish
Kosher salt
16 ounces penne pasta
4 cups heavy cream
16 ounces shredded cheese blend (Mexican or taco blend)
1 1/3 cups Mexican crema
2 tablespoons all-purpose or wheat flour
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
4 scallions, white and green parts, finely chopped
2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup crushed corn tortilla chips (just about the texture of sand)
8 ounces shredded cheese blend (Mexican or taco blend)

Steps:

  • For the chicken and pasta: Remove 4 to 5 chipotle peppers and a bit of adobo sauce from the can and rub it all over the chicken; measure out 2 tablespoons of the adobo sauce and set aside for later (reserve any remaining chiles and adobo sauce from the can for another use). Rest the chicken in a bowl or on a plate for 2 hours total, refrigerated first for 1 1/2 hours, then at room temperature for an additional 30 minutes.
  • In a large pot, add the garlic, chicken and the chipotle peppers from the marinade. Add just enough water to cover, then bring to a boil on medium high. Once boiling, turn the heat to the lowest setting and poach the chicken until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and rest (reserve the poaching water for cooking the pasta). Fish out the peppers and discard them; place the garlic cloves in a large bowl and smash them with the back of a spoon or your hands. Once the chicken is cool enough to touch, shred it by hand into bite-size pieces.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Use the butter or cooking spray to coat the bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish.
  • In the same pot used to poach the chicken, add more water to the poaching water and a nice pinch of salt and bring the pot back to a boil (watch the water; it may foam up a bit from the poaching process). Add the pasta and cook 1 minute less than the package suggests. Drain the pasta in a colander.
  • For the sauce: In the large bowl with the garlic, add the heavy cream, cheese, crema, flour, pepper, scallions, eggs, reserved 2 tablespoons adobo sauce, shredded chicken and cooked pasta. Stir to combine. Pour into the prepared dish.
  • For the topping: In a medium bowl, toss together the crushed chips and cheese. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the dish. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes.

SUNNY'S EASY BUTTER CHICKEN



Sunny's Easy Butter Chicken image

Butter Chicken is the commonly used name for the original Punjabi dish murgh makhani. I'm putting my spin on it to save time by using frozen prepared garlic and ginger pods from the supermarket.

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 tablespoon garam masala
1 tablespoon hot Hungarian paprika
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken tenders, cut into 1-inch sections
4 tablespoons salted butter
1 cup crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
2 frozen ginger pods (or 2 inches ginger, grated)
2 frozen garlic pods (or 2 cloves garlic, grated)
3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more to garnish
2 cups cooked basmati rice

Steps:

  • For the marinade: In a bowl, add the yogurt, chili powder, cumin, turmeric, garam masala, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Stir until everything is one color. Scoop into a large resealable bag and add the chicken. Leave on the counter at room temperature for 2 hours.
  • To cook the chicken: In a large pan with straight sides on medium-high heat, add the butter and then the chicken chunks from the bag, discarding the marinade. Cook, turning, until some parts are browned but most are still white, about 8 minutes.
  • For the sauce. Add the crushed tomatoes, sugar, ginger and garlic to the pan. Things should be bubbly and hot. Stir to marry everything and when the pan smells like garlic and ginger, add the heavy cream and stir again until everything is the same color. Partially cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
  • For serving: Stir in the cilantro and serve over rice with another sprinkle of cilantro.

SUNNY'S EASY SMOTHERED CHICKEN



Sunny's Easy Smothered Chicken image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more if needed
Two 8-ounce containers sliced white button mushrooms
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 medium sweet or white onion, large diced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cups beef stock, warmed
4 grilled chicken breasts, from the freezer or refrigerator section of the grocery, thawed if frozen
Two 10-ounce containers microwavable white rice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and thyme and more olive oil if needed and saute until lightly browned and tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the onion and season with salt and pepper. Let cook until the onions are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in the flour and mustard and cook for about 2 minutes. Whisk in the beef stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the grilled chicken breasts, then cover the skillet and turn down the heat to medium-low. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Prepare the rice according to the package directions. Remove the rice to a large bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons parsley. Place rice on a platter, then top with the chicken and mushroom sauce. Garnish with the remaining fresh parsley.

BBQ CHICKEN AND RANCH SALAD



BBQ Chicken and Ranch Salad image

Provided by Food Network

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 lb.)
¼ cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce
1 pkg. (10 oz.) mixed salad greens
1 cup frozen roasted corn
1 large tomato, cut into wedges
¼ cup sliced red onions
¼ cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese
½ cup KRAFT Classic Ranch Dressing

Steps:

  • HEAT grill to medium-high heat. GRILL chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F), brushing with barbecue sauce for the last 2 min. COMBINE salad greens, vegetables and cheese in large bowl; top with chicken. TOSS with dressing just before serving.
  • Prepare using grilled corn on the cob, which can be grilled in a variety of ways - in the husks, shucked, or shucked and wrapped in foil. For all methods, heat the grill to medium-high heat. Grilling corn in the husks: Pull back husks of corn, leaving husks attached at bottom of each ear; discard silk. Return husks to original position; then soak in water 10 min. Grill 15 min. or until corn is tender, turning occasionally. Grilling shucked corn: Discard corn husks and silk. Brush corn with your favorite KRAFT Dressing, such as KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing. Grill 8 to 10 min. or until corn is tender, turning and brushing occasionally with additional dressing. Grilling foil-wrapped shucked corn: Discard corn husks and silk. Rinse ears with cold water. Gently shake off excess water, then wrap corn ears individually in foil. Grill 15 to 20 min. or until corn is tender, turning occasionally. You will need to grill 2 medium ears of corn to get the 1 cup kernels needed to prepare this recipe. To remove the kernels from the grilled corn, cool grilled ears slightly. Then, hold each cob firmly at an angle and carefully cut down the ear (away from the body) with sharp knife, several rows at a time.

RANCH CHICKEN MAC 'N CHEESE



Ranch Chicken Mac 'N Cheese image

'Beef' up a KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner with chicken and ranch dressing for a quick and easy weeknight dish.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
1 cup chopped cooked chicken
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup KRAFT Classic Ranch Dressing
1 green onion, sliced

Steps:

  • Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
  • Add remaining ingredients; cook 8 to 10 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 1070 mg, Carbohydrate 43 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 4 g, Protein 22 g

SPICY CHICKEN MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE BY TASTY



Spicy Chicken Mac And Cheese Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: Kraft® Macaroni and Cheese Blue Box Original, unsalted butter, milk, medium red onion, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, shredded cooked chicken, Kraft® Ranch Dressing, Cholula® Hot Sauce, green onion

Provided by KraftHeinz

Categories     Dinner

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 box Kraft® Macaroni and Cheese Blue Box Original
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
¼ cup milk
½ medium red onion, diced
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup shredded cooked chicken
1 tablespoon Kraft® Ranch Dressing
1 teaspoon Cholula® Hot Sauce
1 green onion, sliced on the bias

Steps:

  • Bring 6 cups (1.5 l) of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the macaroni and cook for 7-8 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Drain the macaroni in a colander (do not rinse), then return to the pot over low heat. Add 4 tablespoons of butter, the milk, and cheese sauce mix and stir well until creamy. Remove the pot from the heat.
  • Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, then add the red onion, salt, cayenne, and shredded chicken. Sauté for 1-2 minutes, or until the onion is just starting to get tender and the chicken is heated through. Mix the chicken mixture into the mac and cheese.
  • Transfer the mac and cheese to a serving bowl and drizzle the Kraft® Ranch Dressing and Cholula® Hot Sauce on top, then garnish with the sliced green onion. Serve warm.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 529 calories, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 23 grams, Sugar 7 grams

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