Effort: 3 of 3

Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Total 20 min

Blue cheese buffalo chicken pasta salad

Name: Blue cheese buffalo chicken pasta salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 60 g Protein pasta, dry (chickpea); 130 g Chicken breast, cooked; 15 g Hot sauce; 60 g Nonfat Greek yogurt; 1 g Garlic powder; 40 g Celery; 30 g Carrots; 15 g Red onion; 10 g Light mayonnaise; 8 g Blue cheese

Updated 2026-10-24 · data v2026-10-23.1

Not Real Food — does not meet the guideline recipe rule (Protein pasta, dry (chickpea) and Light mayonnaise).

Portion scale1×Amounts and estimated macros update below.

Estimated macros at 1×

563 kcal

Percent of calories

Protein 46 percent of calories
Carbs 32 percent of calories
Fat 22 percent of calories

Protein per 100 kcal: 11.2 g
Cost: $3.99 est.
Cost per 10 g protein: $0.63 est.

Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Protein pasta, dry (chickpea) (FDC 387681)
Chicken breast, cooked (FDC 171477)
Hot sauce (FDC 174528)
Nonfat Greek yogurt (FDC 170894)
Garlic powder (FDC 171325)
Celery (FDC 169988)
Carrots (FDC 170393)
Red onion (FDC 170000)
Light mayonnaise (FDC 173594)
Blue cheese (FDC 172175)

Recipe keys

High Protein
Gluten-Free
Meal-Prep

Gluten-free if your protein pasta and light mayo are labeled gluten-free.

Why this recipe is worth the hype

63 g protein for about $3.99 (est.)
Blue cheese pushes the buffalo flavor into feast territory.
Extra chicken makes this the highest-protein level.
Still packs cold for meal prep.

Fast, Flavorful, Feast

Per serving · USDA-based totals from repo data

Dish

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Protein (g)

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Est. cost

Vs current

Fast

Effort: 1 of 3

Buffalo ranch chicken pasta salad

470

$3.17 (est.)

kcal −93 lower
Protein −6 g lower
Carbs −6 g lower
Fat −5 g lower
Cost −0.82 lower est.
Time −5 min lower

Flavorful

Effort: 2 of 3

Crunchy buffalo chicken pasta salad

518

$3.56 (est.)

kcal −45 lower
Protein −5 g lower
Carbs 0 g same
Fat −2 g lower
Cost −0.43 lower est.
Time −2 min lower

Feast

Effort: 3 of 3

Blue cheese buffalo chicken pasta salad

563

$3.99 (est.)

Current level

Ingredients at 1×

Amounts scale with the portion buttons above.

Protein pasta, dry (chickpea)2.1 oz (60 g)
Chicken breast, cooked4.6 oz (130 g)
Hot sauce1 tbsp (15 g)
Nonfat Greek yogurt0.25 cup (60 g)
Garlic powder0.25 tsp (1 g)
Celery0.5 cup (40 g)
Carrots0.25 cup (30 g)
Red onion2 tbsp (15 g)
Light mayonnaise2 tsp (10 g)
Blue cheese0.5 oz (8 g)

Steps

Boil the protein pasta, drain, and rinse cold.
Whisk yogurt, mayo, garlic powder, and hot sauce.
Dice vegetables and extra chicken.
Crumble blue cheese over the bowl.
Toss everything and chill at least 30 minutes.

Macros use USDA FoodData Central per-100g values times the gram weights in this recipe.

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Cite as: Blue cheese buffalo chicken pasta salad, Macro Friendly Meals, https://macrofriendlymeals.com/recipes/buffalo-ranch-chicken-pasta-salad-feast (updated 2026-10-24).