Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad is a quick and easy recipe perfect for a game day party or a summer picnic. Tender pasta is tossed with a creamy buffalo sauce and fresh vegetables all topped off with crumbled bleu cheese for a side dish bursting with flavor and crunch!
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
With the official start of football season here, it’s time to tailgate! In celebration of my favorite time of year, I’ve joined a group of bloggers from all over the country, who are all big football fans, to bring you 64 tailgating recipe ideas for a terrific football party. Along with this Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad, some of my all-time favorite game day recipes include these Ultimate Turkey Burger Sliders, Baked Southwest Onion Rings and Baked Chipotle Ranch Wings. With these great recipes, you will have no shortage of delicious food at your next tailgating or football party!
While everyone is celebrating the start of the football season, us Minnesota Vikings and crying into our coffee this morning. We had a huge blow to our potentially Super Bowl wining team yesterday. Our beloved quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, went down in practice with a season ending knee injury. I was following the developments online and on Sports Center and for a little while it was looking incredibly scary, like it might be a career ending injury. Thankfully, it looks like that isn’t the case and w should have Teddy back next season.
In the mean time, we need to figure out something with our quarterback position, because we have such a great team this season otherwise! Our backup is alright, but we need better than alright. We need someone who can take us to the Super Bowl dang it! Thankfully we have so much other talent, like the best running back in the league, Adrian Pederson and overall we aren’t a team centered around a throwing game.
Alright, I’m rambling at this point, but I just love football and the Minnesota Vikings and want to see them go all the way one time in my life! In the mean time, I will just sit back and watch the games while enjoying good food like this Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad or one of the other 64 amazing tailgating recipes below!
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 oz. package bow tie pasta prepared all dente
- 5.3 oz. container nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 c. light Ranch dressing
- 2/3 c. buffalo sauce
- 2 1/2 c. cubed rotisserie chicken
- 1 c. celery chopped
- 2 c. cherry tomatoes halved
- 2/3 c. red onion diced
- 4 oz. bleu cheese crumbles optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir the yogurt, ranch and buffalo sauce together. Toss in the pasta and toss until well coated. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined. Store refrigerated.
Nutrition
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Alora says
Do you eat this dish hot or cold ? Wanting to make it a night before the event
Danielle Green says
cold!
Rebecca says
I adore this recipe made it 3 times now. It gave me a real boost during COVID. I’m calorie counting these days, is there a calorie count on this one?
Rebecca says
I adore this recipe made it 3 times now. It gave me a real boost during COVID. I’m calorie counting these days, is there a calorie count on this one?
Aimee says
Is this dish ok to make the night before?
Danielle Green says
Absolutely! You may just need to add a little more sauce the next day as it absorbs into the pasta.
Aimee says
Is this dish ok to make the night before?
Monica says
Love love love this recipe. We keep a toppings bar for guest to add additional toppings; feta, black olives, crumbled bacon, peppers, cubed sharp cheddar. It is definitely a hit and my go to noodle dish for parties.
Danielle Green says
Such a great idea to add the toppings bar!!!
Larisa Stupar says
Is this dish meant to be eaten warm or cold?
Danielle Green says
Cold!
Daren Orwig says
My husband made this buffalo chicken pasta he loves it he raved about it it was a hit,,!!!!
Danielle Green says
Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Allison says
Can sour cream be substituted for the Greek yogurt?
Danielle Green says
Yes!
Maura says
This looks delicious! Any idea how many weight watchers smart points this is? How many servings does this make?
Danielle Green says
Sorry, I don’t have the current formula for WW points. You can always plug the recipe into My Fitness Pal to get the macros though!
Julie Evink says
You and your Vikes 🙂 Since I’m all about the food for football I’m loving this round up!
Alyssa says
Yum. I’ve been really into buffalo flavored foods lately. What a fun spin on a classic taste.