Today’s post is sponsored by Hidden Valley! Two of their products inspired our Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli! Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli is a quick, easy & healthy dinner recipe that the whole family will enjoy! Whole grains, veggies and lean protein combine for a dinner you can be proud of!!
Let’s talk about life right now, shall we? In 10 days, 7 hours and 2 minutes (exactly…yes, I have the app), I will be walking down the aisle!! The forecast is calling for a 40% chance of rain and we are having an outdoor ceremony!! Yes, I know that the forecast will probably change about 50 times before then, but yikes!! I have been obsessively stalking the forecast since our wedding date made it to the 15 day forecast and yes it has changed a few times already… Ok…breathe… So what is all this rambling about? It’s about life and how we are all so busy and stressed about whatever is going on in our world that we don’t need to stress even more about putting a healthy meal on the table for our families!! I certainly don’t need that stress right now and you don’t either. Lil man is staying with us more and more and I really want to instill a lifelong love of veggies and healthy eating in him!! He is 100% boy and would eat bacon for every meal if you let him (gah! the betrayal), but I have to say that he will try anything and I am so thankful for that!! 
My Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli is really comfort food with a healthy side!! That is exactly what I need right now for my uber bride-to-be stressed out self!! A big bowl of pasta that doesn’t have me worrying that I might not fit into my wedding dress!! Yes, I think that the comfort of pasta swimming in a ranchy, buffaloey (did I just make up a word here…yep, think I did) sauce is just what the doctor ordered! 
You’ve got double ranch goodness going on here!! First you use some of the Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix to season the chicken and the sauce as it cooking and then you finish off the pasta with The Original Ranch® Light dressing for some additional creamy goodness. I use the light dressing and nobody can tell!! It tastes just as good as the full fat version with only 7 grams of fat per serving 🙂 
Pairing fresh veggies, lean protein and wholegrain pasta is a sure fire winner in my book!! Then you really take it up a notch and guarantee that the family will love it by adding in some buffalo sauce and ranch dressing!! 
We are very blessed to have local farmers as friends that bring us fresh produce from time to time. So I used some fresh tomatoes that we had gotten for the sauce, but if you don’t have access to fresh ones or are just pressed for time, canned diced tomatoes would work beautifully in the recipe. My Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli only takes about 30 minutes to put together, but if you were really pressed for time you could definitely use rotisserie chicken to save the step of cooking chicken.
Here is your recipe for Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli:
- 1 box (13.25 oz.) whole grain rotini pasta
- 12 oz. fresh broccoli florets
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large, sweet, yellow onion; chopped
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced or pressed
- 4 medium tomatoes, cored and chopped
- 1 packet Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
- 1.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chopped into bite-size pieces
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ cup Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Light Dressing
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. When there is 2 minutes left in the pasta cooking time, add broccoli to the pot to cook. Reserve 1 cup starchy cooking water after the pasta has cooked and before draining, drain pasta and broccoli and keep warm.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix to the skillet and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add chicken and continue to cook until the chicken has cooked through, approximately 5-6 minutes depending on the chicken piece sizes.
- Once chicken is cooked through, add buffalo sauce and Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Light Dressing, salt and pepper to the sauce. Stir to combine and heat through.
- Add sauce to pasta and broccoli and stir to combine.
- Drizzle with Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Light Dressing just before serving, if desired.
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Today’s post is sponsored by Hidden Valley! Two of their products inspired our Ranch Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Broccoli!
I could seriously eat this for dinner every single night of the week. This is exactly the kind of meal that I love.
How yummy is that?! I love the flavors, and the creaminess of ranch always makes EVERYTHING better.
I like to make spinach stuffed shells
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I have to say that your ranch buffalo combo sounds so good. I love to fix chicken meals when I want comfort food. My favorite is chicken and dumplings.
I have never made anything like this. I am SOOOO not creative when it comes to pasta. I need to expand my horizons and try this one, it looks WAY better than what I make.
Oh yum! I know my boyfriend would love this one considering he likes ranch with his buffalo wings. This looks delicious!
I love pasta and anything with Hidden Valley Ranch!! Hidden Valley is really the best!! Great recipe!!
Pasta is my weakness. This looks delish. I love that you used a green tomato. Fried green tomatoes are one of my favorite appetizers.
Hidden Valley Ranch crispy chicken is my favorite recipe it is so yummy and I like it with a healthy side of carrots.
I love grilled chicken.
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This looks very delicious. I am a huge fan of buffalo ranch.,
I like any kind of soup that is made with healthy changes!
This sounds amazing! I love these flavors!
I love this salad! My favorite comfort food is a lightened up chicken & dumplings.
I’m totally still full from dinner – but this LOOKS so delicious! I love the combined flavors you selected
I love pasta! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Looks delicious and easy to follow recipe
Love the flavors in this salad. Buffalo anything and Ranch dressing is one of my favorite combos. 🙂
My favorite comfort food with a healthy twist is my baked breaded chicken. It tastes just like fried chicken but it is baked so there is no butter or oil and it tastes amazing!
Oooh My girl would kill for this LOL she’s crazy about pasta and broccoli!!! What a wonderful way to have those ingredients! Yummm
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I hope you have a gorgeous day for it. My daughter would sure love this recipe. What kid doesn’t love ranch?
I like a loaded baked potato, but I skip the bacon and add light dressings and broccoli.
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I like the recipe because it’s healthy and colorful too. You wouldn’t have a dull moment when eating this at home.
This recipe looks so delicious. I love making new and tasty pasta dishes and this would be fantastic!
Ranch goes with everything and this buffalo chicken pasta looks great! Thanks for the share!
That’s a great way to use ranch. I know my kids would gobble this one up (haha, ‘gobble’ my mind must be on Thanksgiving).
That looks so tasty! I’ve never tried using ranch with my pasta. I can’t wait to try this.
Oh my, that looks divine! We love pasta and we also love chicken. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Yumyum!
Oooooo this pasta sounds so yummy!!!! Definitely grabbing supplies to make this on grocery shopping day! Yum!
That looks so delicious. IT is making me so hungry. I have ver prepared chicken this way so thanks for sharing.
Wow this looks really good and I bet the people of Iowa would love it. My family was just noticing how they like to put ranch on everything there not just tasty dishes like this where it belongs but on pizza, waffles and even pancakes! AHHH! lol Just thought I would share that since it reminded me of it! I need to bring this to a pot luck and show them how to really use ranch!
Oooo, I can’t wait to try this! I am such a fan of buffalo style dishes. Hidden Valley Ranch seasonings are the best.
I sure love this dish! It’s going to be a great one for my family dinners. I’m always looking for great ideas to try. We sure need something new! Love it!
Broccoli! yum! This is such a delicious recipe putting together my family’s favorites. I love creative ways of making pasta dishes and this is definitely one of them.
I’ve never had a buffalo chicken pasta before! It sure sounds delicious and packed with flavor! I’d love to copy this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
I could totally see myself making a large batch of this to split up for lunches! It looks so tasty!
I always think of ranch just for salads but bet it’s wonderful on this pasta!
Ranch and buffalo chicken go together so well! I love this twist on the traditional combo. Can’t wait to try it out. 🙂
I love buffalo ranch ANYTHING! This looks so good and I am really excited to give it a try for dinner some night.
This recipe was absolutely look delicious and i love anything with pasta
That looks so delicious! I love the Hidden Valley ranch dressing. I can’t wait to try this.
My favorite comfort food is always pasta! Love these ideas to make a food I usually feel guilty eating more healthy!
My favorite comfort food is roasted potatoes. That’s a side dish, I know. But I like to eat sides as a main meal!
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This looks so good! Everything is better with ranch on it!
Broccoli quinoa casserole is my favorite comfort food with a healthy side.
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That looks so good I’ll have to have my mom and dad make it for me sometime soon.
Yum yum!
My favorite comfort food — grilled cheese and soup! Can’t wait to try this pasta!
My favorite comfort food is grilled cheese with some roasted veggies or soup on the side!
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Okay this is one of the best recipes I have seen in a long time! Looks sooo good!
Our favorite dinner is Beef Stew with buttermilk biscuits! We also love my chicken fingers with my Chicken Pasta Salad that I use Hidden Valley Ranch in. It is so delicious!
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Definitely Panko Ranch chicken with broccoli.
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Yay!! Happy almost wedding day!! And your pasta recipe looks amazing! The hubby and I are sitting here drooling!
What a tasty side dish! I made a similar dish with chicken and peas for my kids and they love it. Congrats on your upcoming nuptials.
I make cheese stuffed jalapeno peppers, with red sauce, as a side.
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Probably pizza with a salad. This sounds awesome!
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My favorite comfort food is homemade mac & cheese. The healthy side is broccoli and I toss it in with the pasta along with caramelized onions and a bit of bacon because it makes everything better!
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A pizza sounds yummy.
i like Italian Herb Chicken. I put lots of veggies!
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French Onion Soup with a garden salad!
Beef stew with roasted green beans!
Healthy and comfort food are an odd combo but I love my homemade vegan hummus with 100% whole wheat pita bread and it is super good for you!
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I love homemade chicken noodle soup with cracker
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fried chicken and green breans
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definitely chili is a favorite comfort food and a salad w/ ranch dressing goes along great as a side
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I like tacos with rice.
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I like Taco Salad drizzled with ranch dressing.
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I make a ham/macaroni salad where I use ranch and mayo both i it.
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My favorite comfort food is mac n cheese with a southwest veggie salad.
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Eggs are my favorite comfort food. I try to add sauted veggies as a side with them.
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Homemade vegetable soup is a wonderful comforting, yet healthy meal!
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One of my favorite meals, especially during winter, is old fashioned vegetable beef soup. I make a huge pot of soup loaded with vegetables and hope that there are leftovers because it’s even better the next day.
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My favorite comfort food is soup served with a healthy side of avocado.
Vegetable Lasagna is one of my favorites.
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