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Vegan Buffalo Chicken Pasta.
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Vegan Buffalo Chicken Pasta

This easy vegan buffalo chicken pasta needs just 7 ingredients and can be prepped in minutes. People will be begging you for the recipe!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 637kcal
Author: Andrew Bernard

Ingredients

  • 8 oz pasta (we use rotini in the photos but any pasta works - use GF if needed)
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter or neutral oil
  • 20oz can jackfruit in water or brine, drained
  • 8 oz vegan cream cheese, softened (we use Wayfare)
  • ½ cup vegan ranch (click link for homemade or we used Wayfare)
  • ⅓ cup buffalo sauce (more to taste)
  • 1 cup vegan cheddar cheese,
  • ½ cup dairy free milk (we prefer oat)

Optional, What to Serve With

  • vegan garlic knots

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions.
  • While cooking pasta, cut hard stems from jackfruit, remove seeds, and shred jackfruit (see post if you need more details).  Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the softened vegan cream cheese, ranch and buffalo sauce and mix until very well combined.
    *Make sure that the cream cheese has been combined well.
  • In a skillet, melt vegan butter over medium heat.
  • Add the jackfruit and saute for 3-4 minutes or until some browning has occurred, stirring often.
  • Add in the cream cheese mixture and cheese and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add ¼ cup of the dairy free milk and stir together. Turn off heat.
  • Drain pasta and add pasta to the skillet, stir around until well combined.
  • If you need the additional ¼ cup milk for consistency you may add it now.
  • Serve warm with vegan garlic knots or garlic bread.

Notes

*Recipe can be doubled if needed
*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25dish | Calories: 637kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1424mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 2mg