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You are going to love this spicy, crispy, and delicious meal prep recipe! It has all the flavors to make your lunch that much more enjoyable and exciting! Meal prep can be FUN, you just have to be willing to try new things and think outside the box and this recipe does exactly that! You could use any of our spices for this recipe, so let us know which one you use. ENJOY!
Happy Cooking!♥️
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Crispy Nashville Hot Chicken n’ Mac and Cheese
- Total Time: 1 hr 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A spicy and delicious meal prep recipe to make for lunch this week! And that crispiness is DELISH!
Ingredients
- 4–5 large chicken breast
- 2 large eggs
BRINE
- 1 cup hamburger dill pickle juice
- 1 T wing sauce of choice
- 1/2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
BREADING
- 1/4 c all purpose flour
- 1 – 1/2 c oat flour
- 1 tsp black pepper
NASHVILLE HOT SAUCE
- 4 T honey alternative (or honey of choice)
- 4 T of light butter spread
- 1 – 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 3 T brown sugar
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp OUR Blackened Seasoning
MAC AND CHEESE
- 12 ounces pasta of choice
- 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 – 1/2 c water
- 1/2 tsp parika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 – 1/2 tsp yellow mustard
- 6 slices of cheese of choice
- 3 ounces light shredded 3 cheese blend
Instructions
- Cut your chicken breast into chunks and put in a large mixing bowl;
- Pour the wing sauce, pickle juice and almond milk in with your chicken, mix and set aside for 30 minute to 2 hours;
- Mix your breading ingredients together in a large Ziplock back;
- Whisk your eggs in a large flattened dish;
- Once you have marinated your chicken, take them in about 3 batches and put into the flour mix, then egg, then flour mix again;
- Air fry each batch for 18 minutes, mixing and flipping the chicken bites several times throughout them cooking;
- In your large pasta pan, pour in your almond milk, water and add pasta;
- Boil until liquid is almost gone;
- Add the seasoning, mustard and cheeses;
- Stir up to melt the cheese. You may have to add a little almond milk depending on the consistency you want;
- Mix up all your sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan;
- Once all your chicken is cooked, mix the sauce in until all pieces are covered with sauce;
- Divide up everything within your 4 glass lunch containers!
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 75
Recipe by Diana
**With our recipes…please note that the ingredients we use are just suggestions! If you don’t have the exact ones on hand, you can always substitute for what works for you and your family…just don’t use other spices…LOL!**