Buffalo Chicken Cheesy Penne Food

BUFFALO CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, make sauce.
• For the sauce, in a large skillet, add cream cheese, buffalo sauce and chicken broth. Simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly until cream cheese is melted and smooth.
• Add in garlic powder and salt and whisk until smooth.
• Add cooked chicken and stir until blended.
• Fold in cooked pasta and shredded cheeses. Remove from heat and serve warm.
• Top with a drizzle of ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing, if desired.

BUFFALO CHICKEN PASTA BAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-inch casserole dish with nonstick spray.
• Cook the pasta noodles, according to the package directions. Drain and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil to keep them from sticking.
• Stir together the cream cheese, ranch, and hot sauce until creamy.
• Add the chicken, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and cooked pasta noodles to the cream cheese mixture and stir to combine. Spoon into the prepared dish.
• Combine the remaining two cheeses and sprinkle over the top of the pasta. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese on top is melted.
• Remove and serve immediately with green onions, hot sauce, and ranch drizzles. Serves 6.

BUFFALO CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Season chicken with ranch dressing mix, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, combine Neufchatel cheese, sour cream, and Buffalo wing sauce in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until well combined, about 3 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese and stir well until melted. Add pasta and chicken and continue cooking until well incorporated and heated through.

CHEESY BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the chicken, cottage cheese, hot sauce, pepper jack and Cheddar in a large bowl and mix well. Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish, spreading it into an even layer. Sprinkle all over with the blue cheese and bake until hot and bubbly, about 35 minutes.
• Serve warm with baby carrots, celery sticks, crackers and chips.

CROCK POT BUFFALO CHICKEN PASTA (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Season chicken salt and pepper and put it in the crock.
• Add the chicken soup and hot sauce and stir.
• Cook on low 4-6 hours or high 2-3.
• Stir in cheeses and sour cream and turn off the crock pot.
• Boil pasta according to package instructions, drain well and add to the chicken/sauce mixture.
• Stir well and serve!

CHEESY CHICKEN PENNE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and cook penne according to directions on box.
• Meanwhile, chop the thawed chicken into bite-size strips. Set aside.
• When the penne is done, drain and set aside; heat the pot with the olive oil and let the oil get really hot.
• Add just under 1 TBSP of fresh minced garlic and add basil and onion. Stir around a bit and add the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and then sprinkle a lot of garlic salt. Add a little ground black pepper.
• Stir fry until chicken is no longer pink, around 5 minutes; do not overcook, as the chicken will get tough!
• Spoon the chicken into the bottom of a casserole dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray; glass looks really pretty. Spread penne evenly over that.
• Pour marinara sauce over all and sprinkle mozzarella cheese over that. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over everything, it should just be a thin layer.
• Bake at 300°F until cheese melts, about 9-15 minutes.

CHEESY BUFFALO CHICKEN SKULLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add in the onion, garlic, celery and carrots and cook until softened, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the shredded chicken and buffalo wing sauce and stir to coat.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cheddar and monterey jack cheeses. Unroll the pizza dough placing the long edge closest to you. Cut into six equal strips.
• Working one at a time, lay dough into skull cavities and press gently into the bottom and half way up the sides. Fill with the chicken mixture, shredded cheeses and a spoonful of blue cheese crumbles. Fold dough over filling and pinch edges together to seal.
• Bake for 18 minutes, remove from molds and place on a platter. Serve with carrot sticks, celery sticks and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
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