Since my last post I've had Easter Sunday and a beach get away. Anyone that knows me personally has heard me lament my moving where I'm no longer surrounded by water. I love where I live but just seeing water always makes me feel more calm and at peace. Whether we go to the beach, a lake, drive past an inlet or sit by the pool it doesn't really matter... though being at the beach is probably my top choice. Just like the best "me time" I get at home is soaking in my bath tub for an hour uninterupted. I lived near water my whole life until I moved to this area and didn't even realize that driving over the bridge or seeing the ships passing was that inpactful. Now, whenever we go to the shore I no longer take that view for granted.
The fun of being with family and friends followed by a few days without stress by the water have me ready for something light, easy and fun for lunch. Since I seriously love buffalo sauce I'm going to share with you my recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad. This is so simple. Really just mix together and eat.
I like to use Frank's brand Buffalo Wing Sauce. We buy this at Sam's Club in a large container but we also use Buffalo Sauce on salads, fries and grilled chicken fairly often. The Light Ranch I used is from one of my all time favorite stores, which we all know to be Aldi.
Ingredients:
2 baby carrots or 1 small carrot shredded
1 stalk celery, finely diced
1 green onion (scallion), thinly sliced
12 oz tri-color rotini
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, poached & shredded
1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot buffalo sauce
1/3 cup Tuscan Garden light ranch dressing
Cook pasta according to box directions.
Once cooked rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
In a seperate sauce pan poach chicken breast until cooked through.
****If you have never poached a chicken breast previously I recommend checking out
Once chicken is cooked shred or finely dice. Then let cool until needed.
I like to prep vegetables while pasta and chicken is cooking.
Once the pasta and chicken are cooled I can mix everything together. I like to let this sit in the fridge for about an hour before serving.
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