BUFFALO CHICKEN PASTA BAKE

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This spicy pasta bake is so simple -- a quick and easy dish that everyone will love. In lieu of baking, you can also just mix the pasta with the creamy, cheesy sauce and have dinner ready even faster. This recipe basically gives you the directions for two different meals!

Provided by Diana71

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Chicken

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

8 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 chicken breasts, cubed
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
¾ cup heavy cream
½ cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup shredded Gouda cheese
1 teaspoon potato starch
1 cup panko bread crumbs
3 tablespoons melted butter
¼ cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Steps:

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse, and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking pan.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter and warm olive oil together in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cubed chicken, onion, and garlic and cook until chicken is heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Pour in cream and buffalo sauce. Mix well and heat through.
Combine mozzarella and Gouda cheeses in a bowl. Sprinkle in potato starch. Add mixture to sauce and stir constantly until cheese is melted. Remove from heat. Add fettuccine and mix to combine. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking pan.
Combine 3 tablespoons melted butter and panko bread crumbs in a small bowl and sprinkle on top of the noodles. Top with Colby-Monterey Jack cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and browned, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 557.5 calories, Carbohydrate 46.3 g, Cholesterol 110.6 mg, Fat 34.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 18.1 g, Sodium 926 mg, Sugar 2.1 g