Cheesy Tuna Mac & Cheese

Cheesy Tuna Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:

1 box Kraft mac & cheese - made per directions

1 c Velveeta cheese diced

1 can chunk tuna in water

1 small onion - chopped


Directions:

Prepare Mac & Cheese as directed on the box. Keep finished mac & cheese in the same pot used to boil the water.

While the Mac & Cheese is being made, in a separate pan, place a small amount of olive oil and fry onion until tender.

Open can of tuna and drain the water. Add to sauted onions, just until warm and excess liquid is evaporated off.

When mac & cheese is finished, add the onion and tuna mixture to the mac & cheese pot and stir in the Velveeta cheese.

Cook on low heat stirring constantly just until the velveeta cheese is melted.

Loaded Potato and Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Loaded Potato and Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Ingredients:
 
Casserole:

2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed

8-10 medium potatoes, cubed into 1/2 inch cubes

1/3 c olive oil

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 Tbsp ground black pepper

1 Tbsp paprika

2 Tbsp garlic powder

6 Tbsp hot sauce of your choice

Topping:

2-3 c Mexican blend shredded cheese

1 c crumbled bacon

1 c green onion, diced


Directions:

Preheat oven to 500 F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, mix together olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce. Add potatoes and stir to coat. Carefully scoop potatoes into the baking dish, leaving as much of the oil mixture in the bowl as possible. Bake the potatoes for 45-50 minutes or until the potatoes are browned and crispy, stirring every 10-15 minutes to prevent burning.

While the potatoes are cooking, add the chicken to to the rest of the oil mixture and stir to coat. Let sit aside until potatoes are done cooking.

Once potatoes are finished, remove from the oven and reduce heat to 400 F. Top the potatoes with the chicken, still leaving behind some of the marinade. (Don't want the oil to burn in the oven.)

In a medium bowl, mix together cheese, bacon and green onions. Top chicken and potatoes with cheese mixture.

Return the casserole to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and topping is bubbly.