Honey Pepper Chicken Mac & Cheese

Fan of your favorite restaurant recipes but want to make them at home? This Copycat Applebee’s Honey Pepper Mac and Cheese is the perfect copycat recipe. Filled with mac and cheese, chicken and bacon it is completely addicting!

Ingredients

• 1 16 oz box spiral noodles
• 1 25 oz. bag breaded chicken strips
• 5 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
• Salt and Pepper
• Basil

Honey Pepper Sauce:

• 3/4 cup honey
• 3 Tbs soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbs vinegar
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• Dash of paprika

Cheese Sauce:

• 1 stick butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded
• 3/4 cup colby jack cheese, freshly shredded
• 2-3 cloves minced garlic
• Chopped fresh basil

For the full recipe visit Tornadough Alli here!