buffalo chicken pasta

Name: Buffalo Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 ounce(s) bottle buttermilk ranch salad dressing; 1/3 cup(s) Frank's hot sauce; original flavor; 1 to 2 - containers blue cheese crumbles; 5 oz each; 8 - stalks celery; finely diced; 2 package(s) Foster Farms grilled chicken breast strips; diced; 6 oz each; 2 package(s) Oscar Meyer real bacon recipe pieces-hickory smoke flavor; 2.8 oz each; 2 tablespoon(s) chives, finely minced; 1 pound(s) box penne pasta

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Melissa Snow

Hillsboro, OR

Updated on Feb 14, 2017

This is a recipe that I created. You can adjust the amount of hot sauce and blue cheese to your liking. Much less messier than eating actual Buffalo wings!

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If you love the flavor of Buffalo chicken, you will love this cool and creamy dish. We were a little hesitant because of how much hot sauce goes into the dressing, but the creamy ranch does mellow the flavor out while leaving a little bite. This chicken pasta dish is full of bacon, celery, and chunks of blue cheese... all the these are flavors are typical of Buffalo chicken. This would be great for a light lunch or even to bring along to a pot lunch. With everything being precooked, this is simple to throw together. So yummy!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 12 Min

method Blend

yield 8 to 10

Ingredients

16 ounces bottle buttermilk ranch salad dressing
1/3 cup Frank's hot sauce; original flavor
1 to 2 - containers blue cheese crumbles; 5 oz each
8 - stalks celery; finely diced
2 packages Foster Farms grilled chicken breast strips; diced; 6 oz each
2 packages Oscar Meyer real bacon recipe pieces-hickory smoke flavor; 2.8 oz each
2 tablespoons chives, finely minced
1 pound box penne pasta

How To Make buffalo chicken pasta

Step 1

In a very large bowl, whisk together the ranch dressing and hot sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, except for the pasta.
Step 3

Prepare pasta as directed on box. Drain well.
Step 4

Transfer pasta to the bowl with the sauce. Toss pasta with sauce until all the pasta is coated.
Step 5

Fold in the remaining ingredients.
Step 6

Refrigerated for at least 4 hours. Top with additional chives if you wish.
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