![]() But sometimes don't you wish it were just a little - spicier! That's why we've got buffalo chicken mac & cheese. Nutrition Facts: Below Average Ingredients: Average Preparation: Average Taste: Average Rating: 6.Pasta shells in a creamy buffalo style cheddar cheese sauce with crispy breaded chicken and rich blue cheese. The spicy cheddar cheese sauce was also good. You may want to go with something like Amy’s or Evol instead, but this was still tasty. It does still have a ton of the protein in there, which is a big plus. This buffalo chicken mac & cheese is definitely comfort food, no question about it. That and the chicken that was in it did not have the tasty looking skin that the chicken on the box had, bummer. I was also thinking there would be more chicken in it. Who am I kidding? There was way too much sodium in this. Make sure you drink a lot of water with this. ![]() The noodles were larger, that was a changeup from the Fit Kitchen noodles or Amy’s rice noodles. That didn’t negatively impact the taste too much, though. On the box it looks incredible, but in the bowl it’s more like mac & cheese soup. I was a little disappointed with the presentation. ![]() It makes sense, since this is a Banquet MEGA BOWL!!!!Īfter eating a few healthier options out there, I figured it was time to treat ma’self to this bad boy. Weighing in at 14 oz’s, this is a big meal. If someone broke into my house at night, I’d ward them off by throwing the buffalo chicken mac ‘n cheese at them. The Banquet Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese Review They also encourage you to stick a meat thermometer in this to make sure it’s actually done at 165 degrees. ![]() Then, sticking it back in the microwave for 2-3 minutes gets this thing hot and ready to eat. After that, taking the film off and stirring. They just require popping it into the microwave for four minutes. These, like other cooking instructions for different bowls we’ve tried lately, are straightforward to start out. In the chicken breast, there’s good stuff like olive oil and dried Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wings sauce. That niacin is a B vitamin and the ferrous sulfate is an essential body mineral, a type of iron. The actual macaroni and cheese itself is pretty decent, made with standard durum wheat semolina. The ingredients are a toss up of good and not so great things in this buffalo chicken mac & cheese. Same with the cholesterol, it surprised me in a good way that this was as low as it was at 22% of your daily value. In fact, it’s only 30% of your daily saturated fat, or 6 grams. There is not as much fat as I might have thought (based on the amount of cheese in that picture) so that’s a relief. At 460 calories, it’s pretty likely you will end up going over your daily limit if you eat this. The amount of protein is definitely great, but you end up eating 91% of your daily recommended amount of sodium with this thing. The only thing that made me a little nervous was seeing these nutrition facts. I was genuinely pretty excited to be trying this. Their marketing team knows what they’re doing. Looks crispy on the outside, moist and juicy on the inside. The buffalo chicken mac ‘n cheese looks like it’s coming out of the kitchen at a gourmet restaurant. The picture of this thing is what really gets your attention, though. In very large font we get to see “MEGA” underneath “Banquet” and above “Bowls.” In the top right corner, 31 grams of protein is proudly stamped there. The front of the box for this does look incredibly appetizing. Their website touts that these have significantly more protein. It wasn’t until 2017 that they released foods like the Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese when their Mega Bowl line was started. Banquet – the food company, was purchased by RCA – the electronics company. In an odd turn of events that we would probably never see today, RCA bought Banquet to try and sell more TV’s. Banquet’s frozen meals started being sold in the mid-1950’s. ![]() Let’s have a banquet! Seriously, that’s the name of this historical American food company. The recipe I made used canned chicken, so I figured this may be somewhat similar coming out of the freezer aisle. I’ve made some buffalo chicken cheese dip before, so I was excited to see if this would be similar to that at all in spiciness or taste. Yea, I know there’s more to it than that, but I like to pretend it’s that easy. All you need is some cheese and macaroni and you’re pretty much set. It’s hard to mess up mac & cheese, I mean think about it. Some of them have tasted awesome and some not incredible. Lately, we have been on a tear of reviewing different mac & cheese from a handful of companies. Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese from Banquet is on the table tonight. ![]()
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