Buffalo chicken and ranch pasta
Weeknight comfort built on one jarred sauce that does all the work: spicy, creamy, tangy buffalo ranch coats tender chicken and pasta. This shelf holds everything you need, no hunting required.
About 1360 calories a serving, 64 g protein, 94 g carbohydrate, 79 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 12 ounces boneless chicken thighs or breasts
From your shelf
- 1 cup Frank's buffalo 'n ranch thick sauce
Staples
- 8 ounces pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and start the pasta according to package directions; while it cooks, cut 12 ounces of chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken pieces until opaque throughout, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
- Pour 1 cup of Frank's buffalo 'n ranch thick sauce into the skillet and stir to coat the chicken evenly; simmer for 2 minutes to warm through.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet, tossing everything together until the pasta is coated with sauce, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve directly from the pan.
Note Swap chicken for shrimp or hard-cooked eggs if preferred. Leftovers keep three days refrigerated; reheat gently with a splash of water. Serve with a simple green salad or steamed broccoli to cut the richness.
On the label
INGREDIENTS: SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, FRANK'S HOT SAUCE (AGED RED CAYENNE, PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), DISTILLED VINEGAR, CULTURED BUTTERMILK (SKIM MILK, CREAM, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), SUGAR, EGG YOLKS. MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING PAPRIKA), GARLIC, ONION, YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM (THICKENER), LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES), SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT QUALITY), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT QUALITY) & NATURAL FLAVOR.
Frank's Redhot, ketchup, mustard, bbq & cheese sauce, serving 30 g, package 12 oz/340 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as ranch. Half of it left? Use up the ranch.