Comment: You’ve gotta love a meal that spells out its ingredients in the title!
Ingredients:
- One 16 ounce box spiral noodles (elbows)
- One 25 oz bag breaded chicken strips
- 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Salt and pepper
- Basil
Honey Pepper Sauce
- Three quarter cup honey
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- One tablespoon vinegar
- One teaspoon black pepper
- Quarter teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cheese Sauce
- One stick butter
- Two cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- One Cup mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded
- Three quarter cup Colby Jack cheese, freshly shredded
- Two to three cloves minced garlic
- Chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Bake or deep fry chicken strips according to package directions “you can also make your own”, set aside
- Cook pasta according to package instructions
- Meanwhile, mix all your honey pepper sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and let cool slightly to thicken
- To make cheese sauce, melt your butter and cream together in a large pan
- Once melted add in your cheese one at a time, stirring after each addition. Add garlic and stir until incorporated and everything is melted
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Add pasta to pan with sauce and stir to combine. Add in bacon and stir until incorporated
- Dip each of your chicken strips into the honey pepper sauce until coated and set aside
- Serve pasta and top with chicken strips. Sprinkle with basil and additional bacon if desired
