Buffalo Chicken Casserole

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We took the classic flavors of Buffalo wings — hot sauce, blue cheese, carrots, and celery — and created a finger-licking-good casserole. Serve this dish during football season to a hungry crowd and it's sure to be a hit. We don't typically recommend ingredients by brand name, but in this case we make an exception for Frank's RedHot Sauce. It has the perfect balance of spice and tang for this casserole. Texas Pete and Crystal hot sauces are suitable alternatives if you can't find Frank's.

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  • 8
  • 90 mins

Ingredients

  • 12 ounce(s) whole-wheat elbow noodles
  • 2 tablespoon(s) canola oil
  • 3 medium carrots, sliced
  • 3 stalk(s) celery, sliced
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon(s) minced garlic
  • 2 pound(s) boneless, skinless chicken breast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/3 cup(s) cornstarch
  • 4 cup(s) low-fat milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 5 tablespoon(s) hot sauce, preferably Frank's RedHot
  • 3/4 cup(s) (about 4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Bring a Dutch oven of water to a boil. Cook noodles until barely tender, about 2 minutes less than package directions. Drain, rinse, and set aside.

Heat oil in the pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onion, and garlic and cook until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink on the outside, 5 to 7 minutes. Whisk cornstarch and milk in a medium bowl; add to the pot along with salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often, until bubbling and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in hot sauce.

Spread the noodles in a 9-by-13-inch (or similar 3-quart) baking dish. Top with the chicken mixture; sprinkle with blue cheese.

Bake the casserole until it is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 low-fat milk, 3 lean meat, 1 fat. Carbohydrate Servings: 3. Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (89% daily value), Calcium (28% dv), Magnesium (20% dv), Potassium (18% dv), Zinc (15% dv).

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