Saturday, April 23, 2011

Buffalo chicken pasta

So yummy! You can use the sauce for regular buffalo wings or toss it around in pasta as instructed here.

2 lbs of boneless chicken breast (approximately)
Red pepper flakes (to taste)
Cayenne pepper (to taste)
Ground black pepper (to taste)
Spaghetti or fettucini (or pasta of your choice)
6 Tbsp butter
8 Tbsp Franks Red Hot sauce
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Fresh mozzarella or chunk mozzarella (not pre-shredded) cut into small cubes
Tobasco sauce

1. Put salted water on to boil for pasta. Add pasta when ready.
2. Trim fat off chicken. Cut into 1-inch pieces and season with black pepper. (If you want, toss the chicken in flour seasoned with cayenne and black pepper. It's tasty, but adds an extra step).
3. Cook chicken in olive oil until browned along with cayenne and pepper flakes. Set aside.
4. Melt butter in a small saucepan with vinegar and Franks Red Hot. Add Tobasco to taste.
5. When pasta is cooked, drain and return to pot with a little bit (1/3 cup) of pasta water. Add chicken and cheese and toss to allow cheese to begin melting.
6. Pour sauce over pasta mixture, toss and serve with bleu cheese dressing.

1 comment:

jurgendon said...

You can always use as much or as little mozzarella as you like for this one. We're big fans of cheese, so we tend to get at least 8oz for adding to this at the end.