Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 610cal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ziti pasta cooked and drained
- 10.5 ounces cream of celery soup
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 ounce dry ranch seasoning mix 1 packet
- ½ cup hot sauce such as Frank's, more or less to taste
- 3 cups grated mozzarella cheese divided
- 3 cups cooked diced chicken chicken breast or rotisserie
- ½ cup sliced green onion
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cook pasta to al dente according to package instructions. Drain pasta and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, soup, ranch seasoning, and buffalo sauce.
- Stir in ½ cup cheese and the chicken.
- Carefully mix in the pasta until mixture is evenly combined.
- Spread mixture into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the casserole is bubbly and the cheese is melted.
- Garnish with an extra drizzle of hot sauce and sliced green onions.
Notes
- Either cooked chicken breast or shredded/cubed rotisserie chicken will work here. This is a good recipe to use up leftover chicken.
- We opted for ziti pasta, but you can use your favorite type of pasta for this casserole. It would be great with spaghetti, penne, rigatoni, or mostaccioli as well.
- ½ cup of hot sauce gives the casserole a nice kick, with that classic buffalo taste. It’s not too spicy and you can add more or drizzle extra sauce over the top to up the spice level. Likewise, if you want just a hint of buffalo flavor without the spice, I would reduce it to ¼ cup. We used Frank's red hot sauce.
- You can use cream of chicken soup in place of the cream of celery. Do not combine the condensed soup with milk or water.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 610cal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 1664mg | Potassium: 456mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1156IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 361mg | Iron: 2mg
