One of my favorite potluck recipes is this Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad. The tang and bite of Frank's Red Hot Sauce come through with the tender pasta and its the perfect side dish for memorial day, July 4th, or your next summer cookout.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
Leftover repurposing: It's a perfect way to use leftover rotisserie chicken!
Easy recipe: this easy pasta salad recipe is perfect for your next summer cookout and on game day!
Buffalo flavor: fans of buffalo wings will love the buffalo flavors.
🥘 Ingredients
Spiral pasta (aka Rotini): I like to use the spiral pasta because it catches the flavors in the spirals.
Celery
Roasted red pepper
Cooked chicken: this is a good recipe to use up any chicken leftovers you may have.
Frank's Red Hot Sauce: Frank's is my preferred brand, but feel free to use your own favorite spicy sauce here.
Roasted Red Pepper Brine (the juice the peppers are in)
Blue cheese crumbles: I love blue cheese sauce with my hot wings, especially the chunky type.
🔪 Instructions
- In a large pot, over medium-high heat, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Rinse in cold water and set aside to allow to come to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, hot sauce Worcestershire sauce, roasted red pepper brine, and blue cheese crumbles.
- In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, celery, onion, roasted red pepper, and chicken in.
- Pour the salad dressing over top of the pasta mixture and stir to combine.
- Refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.
🥄 Equipment
Large pot
Colander
Large bowl
Small bowl
Wooden spoon
🥫Storage
Refrigerate: store leftover buffalo pasta salad in an airtight container up to 4 days.
Freezing is not recommended.
📖 Variations
- Red onion can be substituted for the green onions.
- Greek yogurt can be substituted for the mayonnaise.
- If you are not a fan of blue cheese, substitute diced mozzarella cheese in it's place
- Fresh red bell pepper can be used in place of the roasted red pepper.
- If not using roasted red bell peppers, substitute milk or water for the red pepper brine. (this is to thin the dressing out some)
💭 Tips
- This is a good salad to make the day before you plan to eat it as the longer it sits, the more the flavors will blend.
📚 Buffalo Flavor Recipes
Enjoy the buffalo chicken flavors on this buffalo chicken pizza!
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings are one of the easiest ways to get crispy wings!
Here is a tasty vegetarian recipe for buffalo cauliflower tacos!
Buffalo chicken bowls make a great lunch or light dinner.
Buffalo Chicken Burritos are a delicious portable lunch.
Kids and adults love these Buffalo Chicken Baseballs.
These Buffalo Chicken Crescent Rolls are delicious appetizers.
🍽 Serve with..
Serve as side dish to a summer picnic line up! I also am known to enjoy a bowl of Buffalo chicken pasta salad as my main lunch course.
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📖 Recipe
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
Equipment
- Wooden spoon
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried rotini pasta cooked according to package directions
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 green onion thinly sliced, including green top
- ⅓ cup roasted red pepper
- 2 cups cooked chicken diced
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2-3 tablespoon Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Roasted Red Pepper Brine (the juice the peppers are in)
- 2 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles crumbled
Instructions
- In a large pot, over medium-high heat, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Rinse in cold water and set aside to allow to come to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, hot sauce Worcestershire sauce, roasted red pepper brine, and blue cheese crumbles.
- In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, celery, onion, roasted red pepper, and chicken in.
- Pour the salad dressing over top of the pasta mixture and stir to combine.
- Refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.
Caitlin says
This looks great!! And I love how everyoneee had those dishes!! ?
Karly says
Why I've never thought to try this is beyond me, but believe me, I will now! This is the PERFECT variation on the usual summer pasta salad! Yum!
Kushi says
Drooling! I just had my breakfast but craving for some pasta now 🙂 Love the recipe!
Leslie says
Gotta love Dawn..I just love her..oh and her recipes rock too
Dan says
That salad looks amazing - I think I might try something similar at the end of the summer for a family barbecue.
I've never mixed Frank's with Worcestershire sauce before.
CutsEveryday says
I was trying to think of a buffalo chicken recipe that would work for dinner, lunch at work and outdoor picnics - can't wait to make this tonight!
Georgia Pellegrini says
This looks so creamy and delicious!
Ruth Daniels says
I'm sure Grumpy's workmates will be impressed! Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.
Carolyn says
Ooo, what a great way to enjoy the flavours of buffalo chicken!
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
Love buffalo sauce and this sounds awesome!
marla says
Loving this pasta salad!! Love the buffalo seasoning flavor.
teresa says
oh i am SO making this soon. i just love anything that buffalo chicken flavored!
Rachelle @ "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" says
Thanks Shelby! I've liked her on FB now, and I've marked this to make soon! Sounds great.
Terri says
Definitely giving this one a try.
Eftychia says
This salad looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Kathleen says
Oh Shelby! This looks amazing!!!
sweetpeaskitchen.com says
This looks great! I just asked my husband if he would like for me to make this buffalo chicken pasta salad and he said "yes, why are you even asking me!" Hahaha...I will definitely be making this one! 😀
Pegasuslegend says
Great idea! I got to try this hubby will love it!
Cozy in Texas says
I stopped by your blog today.
Ann