Picnic Box - Mac n Cheese with Spicy Honey Crispy Chicken – Picnic Box
Author: Naush
Ingredients
Spice Mix
Onion powder 3 tsp
Garlic powder 3 tsp
Paprika powder 3 tsp
Parsley 3 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
Spicy Honey Glaze
Honey 1/3 cup
Hot sauce 1/3 cup
Lemon juice 2 -3 tsp
Chicken
Boneless chicken 1 kg
Spice mix 2 tsp
Eggs 2
Hot sauce to taste
Crispy Coating
Corn flakes 3-4 cups
Spicemix 2 tsp
Mac n Cheese
Uncooked pasta 1 packet of 400 grams
Milk 700 ml
Kiri cream cheese cubes 6or soft cream cheese 1/3 cup
Cheese slicesI used low fat 6 (or use shredded cheddar cheese)
Spicemix as needed
Instructions
Spice Mix: Mix all the ingredients and keep aside.
Spicy Honey Glaze: Mix well and keep aside for later.
Chicken: Cut the chicken into chunks and add eggs, 2 tsp spice mix and hot sauce to your liking. Mix well and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Crispy Coating: coarsely grind the cornflakes and add the spice mix. Transfer to a plastic bag.
Preheat the oven at 200°C for 10-15 minutes.
Add 4-5 chicken pieces to the corn flakes bag, dripping off the excess egg.
Shake the bag so that the corn flakes are well coated all over the pieces.
Place the pieces on the baking tray, spray some oil and bake at 200°C for 15 minutes, take the tray out, flip the pieces and bake for another 10 minutes.
When you want to serve, drizzle some “Spicy Honey Glaze” on top.
While the chicken is baking, you can make the pasta.
Mac n Cheese: Boil the pasta until 60-70% done. Take out one cup of pasta water and drain the rest of the water. Keep the pasta aside.
In a blender, add milk, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and spice mix.
Blend until smooth. Add to a pot and bring to a boil.
Boil for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Add the pasta, mix, cover and cook on low until the pasta is fully cooked.
Serve Mac n Cheese with Crispy chicken topped with some spicy honey glaze.