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Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Rigatoni

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 17, 2016
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Bringing together everything you love about Buffalo chicken wings, this easy slow-cooker dish delivers a creamy pasta that’s just as perfect for the family dinner table as it is for a game-day gathering.

Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Rigatoni

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened and cubed
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
  • 12 oz rigatoni, cooked and drained as directed on package
  • 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with celery salt, salt and pepper; arrange in slow cooker. Pour Buffalo sauce over chicken; stir in garlic. Cover; cook on High heat setting about 2 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken and, using two forks, shred into bite-size pieces.
  • Step 
    2
    Add cream cheese and Cheddar cheese to slow cooker; stir to combine. Cover; cook 15 minutes. Beat with whisk until cheeses have melted into sauce. Add rigatoni and shredded chicken; stir to combine. Cover; cook about 5 minutes or until hot. Garnish with blue cheese and green onions.

Nutrition

690 Calories
33g Total Fat
46g Protein
52g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
690
Calories from Fat
300
Total Fat
33g
52%
Saturated Fat
17g
83%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
200mg
66%
Sodium
1130mg
47%
Potassium
410mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
52g
17%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
2g
Protein
46g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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