Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Maybe double the Frank’s Red Hot

This has become a popular go-to, but instead of whole wheat pasta (yuck!) I use regular unhealthy, instead of 4 cups skim milk, I use 2 cups chicken broth and 2 cups half-and-half, and I practically double the Franks and the bleu cheese.

This recipe is great !!! The rest or these comments hold no “meat” everyone’s palettes are different if you make any recipe step for step and before you ever make it you don’t add you/ your family’s taste to it then you have failed before you have started these recipe’s are for direction not to the fullest of its nature make it yours and quit giving people bad reviews where they add pizazz to your cook book because you made something if it was the recipe or not

Followed the instructions except for the hot sauce I used jalapeno sauce. Turned out delicious. Will make it again maybe try it with some shredded cheddar cheese.

Followed recipe perfectly. Hated it. Sort of a weird milky mac & cheese thing. Not good. Ended up rinsing off the chicken, noodles, veggies and heating them all up with several cups of chicken stock. Made a fairly nice soup. Didn't want to waste all that good chicken. If you want buffalo chicken, grill a chicken breast and add Frank's sauce to your heart's content. Much better and simpler than this mess.

followed directions to a T. however it is too liquidy for liking. DO NOT RECCOMEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Delicious. I added more Franks, a little ranch dressing, and more blue cheese.

Love this recipe! Quick easy and tasty. I use a little extra franks!

The Hot sauce overpowered any other flavor. The blue cheese wasn't tasted at all. I wouldn't waste time making it.

I sweet baby sweet baby Ray's buffalo wing sauce instead of franks hot sauce. I also pored some into my noodles so they wouldn't get dry and stick together. I didn't measure how much I used. Quite a bit though. I used mild cheddar cheese instead of blue cheese. And drizzled ranch dressing on top of that! My family loved it! This recipe made enough for two meals for the 5 of us! We love it!!

Some dishes are not meant to be light If you look up the full-fat version of this recipe, which calls for almost a full stick of butter, cream and nearly two pounds of cheese, you can see how this may not taste anywhere near that. This is bland, bland, bland. You just cannot lighten up a recipe like that. Pros: few ingredients, basic Cons: bland

Bad I don't like it, on the picture it looks delicious, but I don't like it. The blue cheese doesn't fit with the other taste and I have to finish it tomorrow. None of my family members liked it Pros: The chicken and the hot sauce Cons: No taste and the blue cheese makes it worse

I was a little nervous making this with the mixed reviews, but it seemed like the perfect Super Bowl dinner, so I made it, and thought it was really good! I did make a few adjustments based on my own tastes and other comments. First I shredded the carrots as that seemed like a good idea, doubled the hot sauce, and I left out the celery because I don't like it. I also made it vegetarian by using quorn cutlets. I don't care for blue cheese either, so I used a hand blender to cream 1cup of cottage cheese, then mixed it with 1/2 block of cream cheese and added a package of ranch seasoning. I didn't think decreasing the amount of noodles was a great idea, so I layered the dish. I used half of the noodles, half of the cream cheese/ranch mix, half the sauce, the rest of the noodles, the rest of the sauce, then topped it off with dollops of the ranch mix. This ensured that all of the noodles were covered in sauce and that every bite had some of the ranch mix, and it worked very well! Next time I will likely add more hot sauce, and may even replace the celery with jicama for the crunch. I'll also likely put the ranch dollops under the final layer of sauce as it burned a little in the oven. With all of the changes I made, it was only 391 calories per serving. I'll definitely make this again, and continue to tweak it to my liking! Maybe using 1cup of sour cream instead of cream cheese will make it easier to spread it out in layers.

Tasty and Simple I made recipe exactly as written except that I doubled the hot sauce. That was a great call! i would also reduce pasta as mentioned in other reviews and would reduce blue cheese amount or use a softer version like gorgonzola. I like blue cheese but it was overpowering in my finished product. Pros: Creamy Cons: Must like bleu cheese

Maybe a little too good... This was so tasty that everyone ate a little too much of it. One person alone ate four servings (granted, he's a big eater), but it was that good. I made it exactly by the recipe, except with skim milk, and it came out great. Next time I will try to ease my conscience and make it a little more healthy, maybe double the veggies and reduce the pasta a bit; I think the recipe is tasty enough to take it and still be something we would really like. Also I would bring this as-is to a potluck party where people usually eat unhealthy things, this would be a better substitute and I'm sure would go over well. Pros: It has pretty much everything I love in a recipe: Pasta, Chicken, Frank's Red Hot sauce, cheese Cons: I worry that it is not that healthy

Awesome but needs some tweaks Having made this more than once, I've done a few simple things differently that I have found make this an AWESOME recipe! Key changes: 1) 9oz of whole wheat shells (vs 12oz elbow). 2) 1/2 bottle of Texas Pete Wing Sauce (vs 5 T hot sauce) plus a couple splashes of Frank Red Hot. 3) 2.5 cups of 2% milk (vs 4 cups). 4) Added 1/2 a packet of HV ranch mix to the sauce mixture as well as one can of diced tomatoes, drained. 5) Added chopped green pepper along with the celery, carrots, and opion. OMG this came out so delicious!! Thick, rich, and spicy but not super-insane spicy, just enough to feel a little burn. I tracked all of the nutritionals for the ingredients and this yields me 6 huge servings for around 400 cals each, although 7 or 8 servings are certainly realistic to bring down the calorie count. If you found this recipe bland, don't give up - there's a version for you that kicks ass!!!

Really Good! This was actually really good! I used 2c skim milk and 1/3c all-purpose flour (i did not have corn starch), and i mixed in half of the blue cheese in the sauce and the rest on top. I threw a can of diced tomatoes in and I also used 6oz of buffalo sauce and it was perfect!! Great recipe! My only problem was that I thought I could fit everything into my big pan, mistake!

Yummy buffalo casserole This casserole was a huge hit with my boyfriend and I! I used franks buffalo sauce and shell pasta, I also added a can of tomatoes with chilies. Since I don't like blue cheese I just topped it with Mexican mix and then my boyfriend put blue cheese dressing on it! Will definitely be making again.

Not visually appealingThe dish smelled great, but the sauce turned out to be light pink after you add the hot sauce. My husband loved it, but me and my son thought it was not appealing; light pink glop, yuck. I will not be making it again.Cons: I couldn't get my 14 year old son to eat it

Not visually appealing The dish smelled great, but the sauce turned out to be light pink after you add the hot sauce. My husband loved it, but me and my son thought it was not appealing; light pink glop, yuck. I will not be making it again. Cons: I couldn't get my 14 year old son to eat it

Creamy goodness! I adjusted the recipe to serve 4. Used less than the suggested amount of pasta. I had Frank's Buffalo sauce and I doubled the amount, and added a can of diced tomatoes, which really added a nice flavor to the dish. I also sweated the veggies and added the garlic at the same time as the chicken. This was a fun recipe and I would make it again. Thanks to everyone else who left good comments! Pros: Easy to fix Cons: None

Delicious! I made this recipe with a few modifications: 10 oz noodles instead of 12 oz 1/2 yellow bell pepper instead of an onion No celery Feta instead of blue cheese 6 oz hot sauce instead of 5 It was delicious! I am not a big fan of spicy food, but my boyfriend loves spicy food, and this dish was perfect for both of us. He added hot sauce to his portion, and I kept my hot sauce at a minimum. I will definitely make this again!

Rich comfort-y food feelEven halved, this made too much for my husband and myself. I thoroughly enjoy a good spicy meal, but I must have messed up the ratios somewhere because this was a little too spicy for me to eat. My husband, however enjoyed it and had seconds. It was very rich even though I used skim milk, which is a good thing. I like that even though it's supposed to be a healthy meal, it still had the comfort food feel to it. I used medium sized shells (like in Velveeta) and flour (instead of the cornstarch) because that was what I had on hand. I don't think I'll be making this recipe again.Pros: Relatively easyCons: Made way too much

Rich comfort-y food feel Even halved, this made too much for my husband and myself. I thoroughly enjoy a good spicy meal, but I must have messed up the ratios somewhere because this was a little too spicy for me to eat. My husband, however enjoyed it and had seconds. It was very rich even though I used skim milk, which is a good thing. I like that even though it's supposed to be a healthy meal, it still had the comfort food feel to it. I used medium sized shells (like in Velveeta) and flour (instead of the cornstarch) because that was what I had on hand. I don't think I'll be making this recipe again. Pros: Relatively easy Cons: Made way too much

Yummy--with a crust This was very good!! I did take advantage of some other comments and doubled the hot sauce and added a bit of extra blue cheese. As an added bonus..I crushed a package of Ritz crackers with 1/4 cup of melted butter and added it to the top of the dish. It gave a little crunch to the meal. It was great!! Pros: Very different Cons: Too much pasta

I will be making this dish tonight for the second time. The first time we added extra Franks Red Hot Sauce because it was a bit bland. After we did that it was much better. I also did not use all of the noodles that the recipe called for. I just eye balled what I thought a good amount was. My husband also requested that we add some more blue cheese. Perhaps melting the blue cheese in the sauce (as mentioned above), and then placing some on top will help give the dish more flavor. We will be adding calories this way, but we'll give it a shot!

I will be making this dish tonight for the second time. The first time we added extra Franks Red Hot Sauce because it was a bit bland. After we did that it was much better. I also did not use all of the noodles that the recipe called for. I just eye balled what I thought a good amount was. My husband also requested that we add some more blue cheese. Perhaps melting the blue cheese in the sauce (as mentioned above), and then placing some on top will help give the dish more flavor. We will be adding calories this way, but we'll give it a shot!