This Buffalo Mac ’n’ Cheese Is the Ultimate 25-Minute Comfort Food

Name: This Buffalo Mac ’n’ Cheese Is the Ultimate 25-Minute Comfort Food
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 8-oz block sharp Cheddar cheese; 12 oz. elbow pasta or shells; 3 c. shredded carrots; 1/2 c. 1% milk; 1/2 tsp. garlic powder; 1 3/4 c. crumbled blue cheese; 3/4 c. plain nonfat Greek yogurt; 1/4 c. Tabasco or Frank’s RedHot sauce; Kosher salt; Chopped parsley, for serving

Whip up this cozy, craveable pasta dinner in less time than it takes to order takeout.

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenUpdated: Nov 1, 2026

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Creamy macaroni and cheese in a white dish, garnished with herbs, on a textured tablecloth with a spoon nearby.

Mike Garten

Yields:

6 serving(s)

Total Time:

25 mins

This recipe is all the fun of hot Buffalo wings and the comfort of a piping-hot bowl of creamy mac.

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Ingredients

1 8-oz block sharp Cheddar cheese
12 oz. elbow pasta or shells
3 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 3/4 cups crumbled blue cheese
3/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup Tabasco or Frank’s RedHot sauce
Kosher salt
Chopped parsley, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1Bring a pot of water to a boil. Use a cheese grater to finely shred Cheddar (you should have about 2 cups). Set aside.
2. Step 2Cook pasta per pkg. directions, but add carrots to pasta just before draining. While the pasta cooks, start the next step.
3. Step 3In medium saucepan, heat milk and garlic powder on medium until hot. Slowly stir in reserved Cheddar, then blue cheese until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
4. Step 4Whisk in yogurt, hot sauce, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
5. Step 5Toss the cheese sauce with the cooked pasta and carrots. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.