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Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

This Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad is extremely easy to make, and truly perfect for everything from picnicking to tailgating. If you love Buffalo chicken, you will really love this super simple spicy pasta salad.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 servings as a side dish
Calories: 373 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 pound short pasta such as rotini, gemelli, shells, elbows, penne, or farfalle
  • ¾ cup blue cheese dressing, preferably homemade
  • ½ cup hot sauce, preferably Frank’s Red Hot
  • 2 ½ cups (370 grams / 13 ounces) cold cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 3 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced thinly on the bias
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions

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  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until tender. Drain the pasta and rinse well with cold water to shock the cooking process and cool the pasta.
  2. Combine the blue cheese dressing and hot sauce in a bowl or large measuring cup to make the pasta salad dressing.
  3. Add the drained pasta to a large mixing bowl and add the chicken, celery, mixed dressing, and about ⅔ of the scallions. Mix thoroughly and transfer to a serving dish. Top with the remaining scallions and serve.

Notes

  • This pasta salad is best served immediately or at least the day it's made, before it begins to absorb too much of the dressing.
  • To make this in advance, combine everything except for the blue cheese dressing and hot sauce mixture. Store the components separately in the refrigerator until ready to serve and then toss the pasta salad with the dressing right before serving.
  • To make ¾ cup homemade blue cheese dressing, combine ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons buttermilk or milk, 3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese, ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar and ½ teaspoon kosher salt (or more to taste).

Nutrition Information

Calories 373kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 45g (15%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 4mg (1%) Sodium 858mg (36%) Potassium 192mg (5%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 3g (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings as a side dish

Amount Per Serving

Calories 373

% Daily Value*

Calories 373kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 45g 15%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 858mg 36%
Potassium 192mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 3g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.