½ cup butter 1 cup finely chopped onion (1 large) 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 6 cup milk 3 8 ounce shredded three-cheese blend with cream cheese (6 cups)

Shredded Chicken

7 ½ pound bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed ¼ cup lemon juice 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

If you don’t have two 15x10x1-inch baking pans, use a roasting pan for one of the pans, or cover and chill half of the chicken until the baking pan is available.If you have any leftover Shredded Chicken, add it to quesadillas or chicken tortilla soup, or freeze for another time.