Everyone loves a one pot meal; even better, how about a one pot meal that features pasta and some added protein for a complete meal? This one pot skinny buffalo chicken pasta is creamy, full of flavor, and indulgent tasting. It's a crowd pleaser of a dish, but is also lightened-up (although you'd never know it). Flavorful pasta is tossed with hot sauce, shredded cheddar, and cream cheese to create a decadent sauce. Juicy chicken breast bulks this pasta up for a complete meal the whole family will enjoy. Get this one pot skinny buffalo chicken pasta on your meal plan!
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken pasta, one pot
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 354kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
dutch oven or large pot
Ingredients
1cuponion
1cupcarrotsshredded
4clovesgarlic
1/2tspkosher salt
olive oil spray
1lbpastaI used the Cellentani shape
2cupsreduced sodium chicken broth
2cupsunsweetened cashew milkor almond milk
1/2cupFrank's Red Hot Sauce
3scallions
1cupreduced fat cheddar cheese
3ozreduced fat cream cheese
3cupschicken breastcooked, shredded or chopped (about 2 rotisserie chicken breasts)
Instructions
Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
Add olive oil spray to the bottom of a Dutch oven or large pot, and add the onion and shredded carrots. Season with the kosher salt.
Cook the onion and carrots over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes or until tender. Then, add the minced garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant.
Add the entire box of pasta to the pot, followed by the chicken broth and milk.
Stir everything to combine, and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, cover the pot and reduce the heat to simmer.
Simmer covered for about 10-12 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. There will still be some liquid left in the bottom of the pot.
Stir in the cheddar, cream cheese, and hot sauce.
Chop the scallions and the chicken breast and add them in.
Stir to combine all ingredients over a low flame to ensure all flavors combine thoroughly.
Notes
WW Points (for a heaping 1.5 cup serving):
8 WW points (blue plan)
9 WW points (green plan)
3 WW points (purple plan, if you use whole wheat pasta)