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buffalo chickpea pasta salad
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Buffalo Chickpea Pasta Salad

Spice up your pasta salad (literally) with delicious and creamy Buffalo Chickpea Pasta Salad! This unique combo of ingredients and flavors will totally satisfy your craving for something savory.

Prep: 20 Cook: 20 Total: 40 minutes
Yield 8 servings 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 16oz bag brown rice noodles (or pasta of choice)
  • 1 15oz can chickpeas
  • 1 cup buffalo sauce, divided (I like Primal Kitchen or Tessemaes)
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup ranch dressing
  • 1/2 cup green onion

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large pot, cook noodles according to direction. Drain and rinse with cold water and place back in pot.
  3. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Dry completely. Add them to parchment lined baking sheet and toss them in 2 tbsp buffalo sauce.
  4. Bake chickpeas for 30 minutes. Let cool.
  5. Assemble salad by adding celery, tomatoes, carrots, and cheese to noodles.
  6. Pour in ranch and remainder of buffalo sauce. Toss to coat completely.
  7. Loosely mix in chickpeas, or just add to top along with green onion. 
  8. Serve!
Author: Erin Antoniak Category: meal prep, lunch, dinner Method: stovetop Cuisine: American Diet: Gluten Free