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A skillet filled with creamy buffalo chicken penne pasta, mixed with diced tomatoes, shredded chicken, and garnished with chopped green onions—an easy buffalo chicken recipe perfect for any night.
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Easy Buffalo Chicken Pasta

Easy Buffalo Chicken Pasta is a creamy, spicy dinner made in under 30 minutes using rotisserie chicken, buffalo sauce, and penne pasta.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken dinner idea, buffalo chicken pasta, buffalo chicken penne, spicy buffalo chicken pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 497kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Penne pasta
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • ½ cup Diced onion
  • ½ cup Diced celery
  • 10 ounces Rotel
  • 4 ounces Cream cheese softened
  • 1/3 cup Buffalo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Ranch dressing
  • 8 ounces Shredded rotisserie chicken

Instructions

  • Cook penne pasta according to package instructions. Once cooked drain water and set aside.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, diced onion, and celery to the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes until onion and celery are softened.
  • Add the Rotel and cream cheese and stir until well mixed. Make sure there are no cream cheese lumps.
  • Turn the heat to low and add the buffalo sauce and ranch dressing stirring them into the sauce.
  • Add the shredded chicken and cooked pasta and stir until they are coated in sauce and the chicken is heated through.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 978mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 467IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg