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Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti

September 1, 2015

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Buffalo Chicken…..in a cheesy baked pasta dish, oh YES please!   

 

Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti, this dish is PERFECT for the buffalo chicken lover! find the recipe @createdbydiane

 

Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti

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Dinner has never been this fun before!

Well that is what my family said. They LOVE Buffalo Wings and when they saw this coming out of the oven they just about lost their minds.

They were not disappointed at all, they all had two servings and couldn’t stop saying how much they loved it.

So this is a win-win, it’s easy to make and a crowd pleaser!

 

 

cooking chicken in a cast iron skillet @createdbydiane

 

 

I cooked some chicken in my cast iron pan as I was boiling the pasta. I sliced my chicken in half so it wasn’t so thick and would cook quickly. Click here to see How and Why I Cook Chicken for the week all at once. (typically I do this on Sunday), this week I didn’t but same principals applied, and if you take a look at that post I give you lots of dinner ideas to use it in.

 

buffalo sauce and yogurt

 

Next get out the all important sauce ingredients.

Plain yogurt and buffalo sauce, I do love Franks Buffalo sauce, as you can see I buy the large bottle. We go through quite a bit of it around here!

If you didn’t plan ahead and don’t have plain yogurt, you could substitute sour cream, or make a milk sauce in a pan. (1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon flour, then whisk in 1 cup of milk)

When you chicken is done cooking take two forks and shred the chicken, if you are cooking quite a bit, use your mixer to shred it, it’s so easy and takes only 30 seconds to shred (I have a whole other posts on How to Cook and shred Chicken for the week in 22 minutes and lots of uses for the chicken too, take a look)

Now in the pot you cooked the pasta in or a large bowl combine the pasta, chicken, yogurt and buffalo sauce, mix it all together.

Shred your cheese and then place the pasta mixture in a casserole dish in two layers, placing 1/2 the cheese over the first layer, then the other half of the cheese over the second layer.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

When if comes out of the oven, sprinkle on some blue cheese and chopped celery. Alternatively you could drizzle it with ranch dressing if you prefer it to blue cheese.

 

Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb ziti noodles
  • 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt (I used greek yogurt)
  • 1 cup buffalo sauce (I used franks buffalo sauce) plus two tablespoons to drizzle over top
  • 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1 1/2 lb chicken (cooked and shredded)
  • 1-2 tablespoons blue cheese for garnish (optional)
  • 1 piece chopped celery (for garnish)
Instructions
  1. Cook ziti noodles according to package directions and drain.
  2. Mix yogurt and buffalo sauce along with chicken into pasta.
  3. Spread it into a 13x9 baking dish in two layers placing 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese on each layer.
  4. Drizzle the two tablespoons buffalo sauce over top of the cheese.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until cheese is completely melted and bubbly.
  6. Top with blue cheese and celery before serving.
Notes
If you prefer your pasta more "saucy" add more yogurt and buffalo sauce. You can also cover this dish as it bakes, then uncover it that last 5 minutes so the cheese melts completely on top and begins to get golden on the edge.
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EASY Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti @createdbydiane

 

This is the dish every buffalo chicken fan will LOVE to dive into. It’s great for game day too, quick to assemble and hot and ready at half time!

 

Buffalo Chicken Baked Ziti @createdbydiane

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12 Comments Filed Under: Main Dishes, Pasta, Savory Tagged With: casserole, cheese, Chicken, pasta

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  1. Toni | BoulderLocavore says

    September 2, 2015 at 4:56 am

    This recipe is perfection Diane! I love Buffalo Chicken and adding it to pasta?! AND so easy. Now that school is in session I need those quick recipes with panache!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says

    September 2, 2015 at 5:08 am

    Yum! I’m a sucker for anything buffalo chicken. I’ll be putting this on the dinner menu soon 🙂

    Reply
  3. sue|theviewfromgreatisland says

    September 2, 2015 at 9:19 am

    This has my name all over it, I love the combination of creamy, cheesy, and spice!! Pinning and sharing <3

    Reply
  4. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

    September 2, 2015 at 11:13 am

    This is a wonderful meal Diane! I am such a fan of buffalo chicken so combining it with pasta is a win-win! Love the sprinkle of blue cheese – yummy!

    Reply
  5. Chris Scheuer says

    September 3, 2015 at 4:15 am

    Who wouldn’t love this. I can see why your family went crazy!

    Reply
  6. Cathy says

    February 23, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    This was tasty and a good week night supper. The only thing I would change is to add some to make it creamier and saucy

    Reply
    • Diane says

      February 23, 2016 at 10:33 pm

      Yes, in the notes of the recipes I suggest to add more of each yogurt and buffalo sauce if you like it saucier.You can even add a 1/2 to a cup of milk to thin it out too.

  7. Erin says

    August 27, 2019 at 3:19 am

    Thank you!

    Reply

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