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Buffalo Ranch Pasta Salad

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • -8-10 oz. pasta any shape
  • -1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ cup hot sauce
  • ½ cup salted butter
  • -1 tsp garlic powder
  • -3 stalks celery roughly chopped
  • -¾ cup shredded carrots
  • -1 ½ cup cooked chicken chopped
  • -4 strips of bacon cooked crispy and chopped
  • 1 small red bell pepper chopped
  • -1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • -¾ cup sour cream
  • -3 tablespoons ranch seasoning
  • -salt and pepper to taste
  • -OPTIONAL ½ cup crumbled blue cheese ¼ cup chopped scallions

Method
 

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, rinse and mix with one tablespoon of olive
  2. oil. Then let cool. Add the celery and shredded carrots to a food processor and pulse until they
  3. are finely diced. You can skip this step if you like a chunkier pasta salad. Set aside.
  4. Over medium heat combine the butter, hot sauce and garlic powder to make the Buffalo sauce.
  5. Transfer to a mason jar without a lid and let it cool.
  6. When the pasta has cooled add it to a large bowl. Add in the rest of the ingredients. Important
  7. note: the buffalo sauce will likely separate while cooling, so shake it up in a lidded mason jar or
  8. other container before adding it in. Mix well. If desired, top with blue cheese and/or scallions. Eat right away or refrigerate. Enjoy!