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Easy Buffalo Chicken Pasta for Bulking!
Serves 4
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Directions
1
Start by boiling your pasta in salted water.
2
Save a little bit of that water for later.
3
Dice your chicken breast into cubes.
4
Add garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper to the chicken and mix well with your hands till fully coated.
5
Cook the chicken in a pan on high heat with some olive oil till halfway done.
6
Then add diced onions and chopped garlic.
7
Stir till fragrant.
8
Then add tomato paste and 400 ml of chicken stock.
9
Bring to a bubble and simmer for 10 minutes.
10
Once it's thickened, add cream cheese, 30 grams of butter, and buffalo sauce.
11
Stir till creamy.
12
Then add your cooked pasta and pasta water.
13
Mix.
14
Finish with some grated cheese (cheddar and mozzarella).
15
Box it up into four equal servings with some optional ranch and buffalo sauce on top.
Ingredients
320 g penne pasta uncooked weight
800 g chicken breast
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tbsp oil for cooking
1 medium chopped onion
4 cloves garlic diced
30 g tomato paste
400 ml chicken stock
200 g cream cheese
30 g unsalted butter
60 ml buffalo sauce
60 ml reserved pasta water
100 g grated cheddar
100 g grated mozzarella
drizzle ranch sauce optional topping
drizzle buffalo sauce optional topping
Equipment
pan
meal prep boxes
microwave
Tips
Store in meal prep boxes refrigerated for up to 5 days.
When it’s time to eat, reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, and stir till creamy!
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