Dinner for 3
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad with blue cheese
$10.90for 420 minServes 3
Cooked pasta, chicken, vegetables, blue cheese, and ranch dressing combine with buffalo sauce for a chilled salad.
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pasta, 8 oz$0.10/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.80Typical price |
 | Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.57Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, 0.65 lb$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
 | Blue cheese, 4 oz$0.80/oz typical | 4 oz | $3.20Typical price |
 | Carrots, 0.3 lb$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.31Typical price |
 | Red onions, a little$1.49/lb typical | a little | $0.12Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.18 | ||
Swaps
- Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Relish, dressings, steak sauceDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)
Not included in the cost.
- 20 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 3servings (the source says 6, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
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Typical price
$2.73 per serving$10.90 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 8 oz small uncooked pasta
- 1/2 cup frank’s buffalo sauce
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp celery salt
- 2 cups precooked chicken or rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 cup carrots
- 1 cup celery
- 1/2 cup red onion (optional)
Steps
- Boil the pasta in salted water according to the package directions, or for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.
- Drain the pasta, rinse it with cold water, and cool it for 3 minutes.
- Chop the chicken, carrots, celery, and red onion into small pieces.
- Whisk the buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, garlic powder, onion powder, and celery salt in a large bowl.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Add the pasta, chicken, vegetables, and blue cheese, then toss until evenly coated.
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