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Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

This buffalo chicken salad is the perfect way to spice up your summer meals! It a delicious side dish for a cookout or an easy and flavorful summer meal! With tender pasta flavorful chicken, crisp veggies and a creamy, spicy dressing everyone loves this easy pasta salad recipe!
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Course: Soups & Salads
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 -8 Servings
Calories: 650kcal
Author: Krista

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Box of Pasta
  • 3-4 Cups of Cooked Chicken
  • ½ Cup Sliced Green Onions
  • ½ Cup Diced Celery
  • ½ Cup Crumbled Blue Cheese
  • ¼- ½ Cup Buffalo Wing Sauce
  • 1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 1/3 Cup Sour Cream
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp Onion Powder

Instructions

  • The first thing you'll need to do is cook the pasta. Cook your chosen pasta according to the package directions in lightly salted water to al dente . When it is done drain the cooked pasta in a colander and rinse for several minutes with cold water. This helps cool the pasta quickly and stops it from cooking and softening any more.
  • While the pasta is cooking chop the chicken into bite size pieces and place in a large mixing or serving bowl. I like to season the chicken with buffalo sauce so I pour about at tablespoon full of buffalo wing sauce over the chicken and stir to coat.
  • Now in a small bowl mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder. Add in buffalo wing sauce, if you like a more mild buffalo taste use ¼ of a cup, if you like it hotter add more, up to ½ of a cup. You can start with a smaller amount and add more to taste. Stir well.
  • Add the pasta to the bowl with the chicken, pour over the mayo mixture and stir to coat thoroughly. Add in blue cheese, green onions and celery and fold until evenly mixed. If you'd like you can reserve some green onions, celery, and blue cheese to garnish each serving as you plate it.




Notes

If serving as a side dish this makes about 8 servings, if serving as a main dish it makes about 6. Nutrition facts have been calculated with 8 servings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 206mg | Sodium: 402mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g