Description
Dump and bake Buffalo chicken pasta brings spicy comfort right to your dinner table, making weeknight meals a total breeze. Creamy, cheesy goodness combines with zesty buffalo sauce to create a quick meal that satisfies your craving for something deliciously hearty.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cups pasta
- 2 cups chicken
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 cup ranch dressing
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Warm your oven to a steady 350°F, preparing it for a quick comfort meal.
- Grab a spacious mixing bowl and combine your 2 cups cooked pasta, 2 cups shredded chicken, 1 cup buffalo sauce, and 1 cup ranch dressing. Stir everything until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
- Pour the saucy pasta mixture into a baking dish, spreading it evenly across the surface.
- Generously sprinkle your 1 cup of shredded cheese over the top, covering the entire dish.
- Slide the baking dish into the preheated oven and bake for 22 minutes, watching for the cheese to become golden and bubbling.
- Remove the dish carefully using oven mitts and let it rest for 3-4 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to settle and the pasta to absorb the remaining sauce.
Notes
- Swap rotisserie chicken for quick protein that shreds easily and saves cooking time.
- Choose whole wheat pasta for added nutrition without changing the core flavor profile.
- Adjust buffalo sauce intensity by using mild or extra hot sauce based on personal spice preference.
- Sprinkle blue cheese crumbles on top for authentic buffalo chicken restaurant-style depth of flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 585 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1150 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg