Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad | 3-Day Chicken Meal Prep

Buffalo chicken will change your chicken meal prep game forever.

Looking to spice up your lunches? Then up your meal prep game with this macro-friendly and super easy-to-make buffalo chicken meal prep recipe. Trust us – buffalo sauce makes everything better.

Bulking up? No problem! Allow for 150-200g of pasta per serving. 

Ingredients

Makes: 3 meals

• 160g cooked pasta
• 3 breasts cooked chicken
• 2 stalks celery
• Handful cherry tomatoes
• 1 yellow pepper
• 2 tbsp. reduced-fat ranch dressing
• Large handful mixed leaves

• 175ml peri-peri sauce
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• 4 tbsp. reduced-fat butter or margarine
• Pinch salt

Method

1. Place a saucepan over a medium heat and add the peri-peri sauce and garlic powder. Cook for 2 minutes, then add butter and salt and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.

2. Chop celery, tomatoes, and pepper into bite-size pieces, and then shred the chicken using two forks. Place into a large mixing bowl with the cooked pasta.

3. Pour over buffalo sauce and toss it through the pasta salad. Divide amongst 3 meal-prep containers and drizzle a little ranch dressing over each, and serve with a handful of mixed leaves or your favourite side salad. Refrigerate for up to 3 days and enjoy hot or cold.