Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

from eatthegains.com
Main Course
25 min
10 servings
191 kcal / serving

Easy and healthy buffalo chicken pasta salad packed with shredded chicken, veggies, pasta, hot sauce, and a greek yogurt blue cheese dressing. Serve this pasta salad as a side dish for BBQs and picnics, or as a full meal.

Ingredients

  • 8 ouncesfusilli pasta ((dry/uncooked))
  • 3packed cups shredded chicken ((12 ounces))
  • 1 cupshredded carrots ((95 grams))
  • 1 cupdiced celery ((120 grams))
  • 1 cupdiced bell pepper ((130 grams))
  • ¾ cupblue cheese dressing
  • ½ cupblue cheese crumbles ((2 ounces))
  • ¼ cuphot sauce
  • ¼ cupdill, roughly chopped
  • ¼ cupparsley, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoonslemon juice
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • optional toppings: green onions, hot sauce

Directions

  1. 1

    If needed, prep blue cheese dressing.

  2. 2

    Make the pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to the instructions. Once al dente, drain and set aside to cool.

  3. 3

    While the pasta cooks, prep your veggies. Shred your carrots, dice the celery and bell pepper, and roughly chop your herbs.

  4. 4

    Mix. Add cooked pasta, shredded chicken, veggies, blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles, hot sauce, and salt and pepper to a large bowl. Mix well to combine. Stir in dill, parsley, and lemon juice. Adjust according to taste.

  5. 5

    Enjoy!