Are you tired of the same old boring pasta salads? Me, too! It seems like every picnic I go to there is macaroni salad made the same way it always is; mayo, noodles, tuna, and peas. I’m ready for a change; aren’t you? Shake the pasta salad society up a bit when you make this buffalo chicken style salad. Trust me, everyone who eats it will thank you.
I like to add extra dressing and hot sauce to my version of this yummy pasta salad!
Ingredients
16 oz bottle Kraft buttermilk ranch salad dressing
1/3 c Frank’s hot sauce; original flavor
1 to 2 containers blue cheese crumbles; 5 oz each
8 stalks celery; finely diced
2 pkg Foster Farms grilled chicken breast strips; diced; 6 oz each
2 pkg Oscar Meyer real bacon recipe pieces-hickory smoke flavor; 2.8 oz each
2 Tbsp chives, finely minced
1 lb box Barilla penne pasta
Instructions
1. In a very large bowl, whisk together the ranch dressing and hot sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, except for the pasta.
3. Prepare pasta as directed on box. Drain well.
4. Transfer pasta to the bowl with the sauce. Toss pasta with sauce until all the pasta is coated.
5. Fold in the remaining ingredients.
6. Refrigerated for at least 4 hours. Top with additional chives if you wish.
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Quick Tip: This pasta pairs well with potato chips, veggies, or as a sandwich spread.
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