Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

This Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad tastes like your favorite wing night in every single bite, with tender penne, juicy chicken, and a spicy-tangy buffalo kick that will have you going back for seconds.

It comes together with just a handful of ingredients and requires no complicated techniques, so even beginner cooks can pull it off with ease. Plus, it holds up beautifully in the fridge, making it a fantastic option for meal prep or game day spreads.

Helpful Tips

• Add the buffalo sauce gradually: Stir it in a little at a time so you can control the heat level, since it’s much easier to add more sauce than to tone it down after the fact.
• Use rotisserie chicken for convenience: Grabbing a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken saves you time and adds extra flavor without any additional effort.
• Keep extra dressing on the side: Buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing can soak into the pasta as it sits, so having a little extra on hand lets you freshen up leftovers with a quick stir.

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Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

This Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad tastes like your favorite wing night in every single bite, with tender penne, juicy chicken, and a spicy-tangy buffalo kick that will have you going back for seconds.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 18 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 10 Servings

Calories 237 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 16 ounces penne pasta
• 2 cups chicken breast cooked and cubed
• 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 4 stalks celery chopped
• 20 cherry tomatoes halved
• 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing
• 1/4 cup Frank’s RedHot Buffalo sauce

Instructions

 

• Cook pasta according to package directions to al dente. Drain and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• Place pasta in a large mixing bowl. Stir in chicken, blue cheese, celery, and tomatoes. Slowly mix in blue cheese dressing until desired amount (I use the whole 1/2 cup).
• Add the Frank’s RedHot sauce and stir just a few times to minimally incorporate the sauce.
• Serve with additional sauce on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 14gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 393mgPotassium: 303mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 217IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg

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