This tasty pasta salad recipe packs the delicious zip of buffalo chicken wings in an easy-to-make side dish.
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rotini pasta, cooked
- 2 cups cubed rotisserie chicken
- 2 stalks celery, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped and divided
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- ½ cup buffalo wing sauce
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese, optional
Directions
- Cook pasta according to pack instructions and rinse under cold water until cool.
- Combine pasta, chicken, celery, bell pepper and all but 2 Tbsp of the chopped scallions in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, mayo and blue cheese.
- Pour ranch mixture over salad and mix to combine.
- Salt and pepper to taste. Top with reserved scallions and serve. Serves 6-8.
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