Honey Glazed Sweet and Spicy Fried Chicken with Buttermilk Mac and Cheese
This dish features crispy fried chicken thighs glazed with a sweet and spicy honey sauce, served alongside creamy buttermilk mac and cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 pieces bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- to taste Salt and pepper
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 cups elbow macaroni
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- to taste Fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken thighs in buttermilk for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Mix flour, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Dredge marinated chicken in the seasoned flour mixture.
- Heat oil in a skillet and fry chicken for 7-8 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- Cook elbow macaroni in salted boiling water until al dente, then drain.
- Melt butter in the same pot, stir in milk and cheddar cheese until smooth.
- Add drained macaroni to the cheese sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine honey and hot sauce in a saucepan and warm over low heat.
- Drizzle honey glaze over the fried chicken on a serving platter.
- Serve chicken with buttermilk mac and cheese and garnish with parsley.
Notes
For best results, marinate the chicken overnight.