Buffalo Chicken Pasta

It just like chicken wings if you think of it that way just adding pasta and cheese.
I made this and doubled it I’m feeding 4 it was great will be making it again.

This quickly made it into the “favorite dinner” sections of my recipes!! I don’t bother broiling it (mostly becasue my broiler is un-usable) and it still get nice and brown on top. So delicious… a little spicy but worth it!!

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
• 12 oz uncooked penne pasta
• 2 cups shredded chicken breasts boil or pressure cook 1 lb of chicken and shred
• 8 oz cream cheese cubed
• 1/3 cup buffalo sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken broth

Optional toppings

• crushed red pepper flakes
• green onions chopped

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add the cream cheese, buffalo sauce and chicken broth.
3. Whisk until creamy.
4. Add the paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, salt and stir to combine
5. Add the blue cheese dressing and stir to combine.
6. Add the shredded chicken.
7. Allow the sauce to simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
8. 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.
9. Drain the pasta then add it to the cheesy buffalo chicken sauce and stir to combine.
10. Top with diced green onions and crushed red pepper flakes, if you would like.

Recipe Notes

1. 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.
2. Gluten Free Option: Use gluten-free pasta to make this recipe gluten free. Make sure the blue cheese dressing and chicken broth used are gluten-free.