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Buffalo Chicken Bake

Buffalo Chicken Bake

The spicy tang of hot sauce and bleu cheese with chicken and pasta
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ lb Short Pasta rotini, penne, rigatoni, etc.
  • 1½ lb Chicken Thigh boneless, skinless
  • 1 qt Chicken Broth
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • ½ lb Bacon cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 1½ cup Bleu Cheese crumbles, divided
  • 1 cup Buffalo Sauce like Frank's, divided
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1½ cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Chives chopped

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all of the ingredients. Preheat oven to 400deg. Begin water boiling for pasta.
  • Add chicken, garlic and chicken broth to sauce pan over medium heat. Cook for 10 minutes then remove chicken, reserving 1 cup of liquid. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • In a frying pan over medium-high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy then remove to paper towel covered plate.
  • Add pasta to boiling water and cook for half the time listed on the package. Drain in colander and transfer to13x9 baking dish.
  • Add chicken, cream cheese, reserved chicken broth, half of cheddar cheese, 1 cup of bleu cheese, and 3/4 cup of hot sauce to pasta and stir to combine. Sprinkle with bacon, chives, and remaining bleu cheese, cheddar cheese, and hot sauce. Place in oven for 30 minutes.
Keyword bleu cheese, casseroles, Chicken, hot sauce, Pasta, pasta dishes
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