Description
Creamy Buffalo Chicken Casserole baked with pasta, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella, and bold buffalo flavor for an easy comfort dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces uncooked penne pasta
- 2 cups cooked or rotisserie chicken
- 1 (15 ounce) jar Alfredo sauce
- 1/3 cup Frank’s RedHot Original Sauce
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 (1 ounce) packet ranch seasoning
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Chopped scallions, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and move rack to the top third.
- Boil salted water and cook pasta one minute less than package directions.
- Drain pasta and add to a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Add chicken, Alfredo sauce, hot sauce, blue cheese, and ranch seasoning.
- Toss until evenly coated and spread into an even layer.
- Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake uncovered until hot and bubbly.
- Broil briefly to brown cheese if desired.
- Garnish with scallions and serve hot.
Notes
- This casserole has noticeable heat.
- Reduce hot sauce slightly for milder flavor.
- Hot sauce adds moisture and classic buffalo taste.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg