4.4 from 237 votes
Buffalo Chicken Pasta
This easy Buffalo Chicken Pasta recipe is made in just 29 minutes on the stovetop by adding shredded chicken to a creamy, cheesy buffalo sauce, made with cream cheese and blue cheese dressing, then tossing with penne pasta!
Prep Time
19 mins
Cook Time
19 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 665 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken, or using this recipe for Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
- 8 ounces cream cheese cubed
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ cup blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing
- 12 ounces uncooked penne pasta
Optional toppings
- green onions diced
- crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Heat a large pan, or dutch oven, on the stove over medium heat.
- Add the cubed cream cheese, buffalo sauce and chicken broth. Whisk until creamy.
- Add the paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, salt and stir to combine
- Add the blue cheese dressing and cooked, shredded chicken, then stir to combine.
- Allow the sauce to simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
- While the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of water to boil on the stove. Add the penne pasta and cook according to package directions.
- Drain the pasta then add it to the cheesy buffalo chicken sauce and stir to combine.
- Top with diced green onions and crushed red pepper flakes, if you would like.
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Notes
- Vegetarian Option: Omit the chicken. The spicy, cheesy buffalo sauce is so good on its own, you could definitely do it without chicken! Also, use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
- Gluten Free Option: Use gluten-free pasta to make this recipe gluten free. Make sure the buffalo sauce and chicken broth used are gluten-free.
- Storage: leftovers should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge and eaten within 5 days.
- Reheating: to reheat the pasta on the stove, add the pasta to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir and reheat for 5-10 minutes, or until heated through. If the pasta starts to look dry, stir in another 3-4 tablespoons chicken broth. To reheat the pasta in the microwave, add it to a microwave safe bowl and heat for 2-3 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
665kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
1827mg
(76%)
Potassium
475mg
(14%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1031mg
(21%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
123mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 665
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 665kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1827mg | 76% |
| Potassium | 475mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1031mg | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 123mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.