# Buffalo Mac Bowls

A high-protein, buffalo ranch chicken pasta meal prep recipe that yields 10 servings.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 pounds chicken breast
- 16 ounces pasta
- 1 bag sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 bag real bacon bits
- 1 bag fat-free cheddar cheese
- 1 bag fat-free mozzarella cheese
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 1 cup fat-free ranch
- 1 cup Frank's red hot sauce
- 3 slices American cheese
- sea salt flakes
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder

## Instructions

1. Cut the fat off the chicken breast, if desired.
2. Tenderize the chicken breast to flatten it for even cooking.
3. Place chicken in a bowl and season with sea salt flakes, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
4. Mix the seasoned chicken.
5. Spray an electric skillet or stove top with five-calorie spray.
6. Cook the seasoned chicken.
7. While the chicken is cooking, boil 16 ounces of pasta.
8. Chop up the cooked chicken.
9. In a large pot or mixing bowl, add the chopped chicken, a bag of sun-dried tomatoes, a bag of real bacon bits, a bag of fat-free cheddar, a bag of fat-free mozzarella, one packet of ranch seasoning, one cup of fat-free ranch, one cup of Frank's red hot sauce, and three slices of American cheese.
10. Add the cooked protein pasta to the mixture.
11. Mix everything together until the cheese melts.
12. Disperse the mixture evenly into 10 meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- meat tenderizer
- electric skillet
- stove top
- bowl
- pot
- large mixing bowl
- meal prep containers

## Tips

- To cook chicken more evenly, flatten the meat with a tenderizer.
- When reheating from the freezer, add a little water and cover with a napkin before microwaving for 2 minutes 30 seconds.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zNTURkMY7JU
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a347bae3-fcb9-48a3-9423-a7d7c8b163cf
- Extracted: 2026-01-22

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