Buffalo Chicken Lasagna is a rich, spicy, indulgent dinner or snack filled with all the flavor you can handle! Just imagine the ever popular Buffalo Chicken Dip layered between lasagna noodles and melted cheese then topped with blue cheese or ranch dressing. Delish!
Update: I’ve just added two new recipes that you might be interested in: Buffalo Chicken Pasta and Buffalo Mozzarella Sticks
BUFFALO CHICKEN LASAGNA!
I’m actually new to buffalo wings. I ate my first wing at thirty years old. Yep, it’s true. Wings never seemed like “my thing.” But I was wrong… oh so wrong. I loveeee Buffalo wings now!
When I saw a recipe for Buffalo chicken lasagna I was really excited! But once I read the recipes I found online I felt like none were what I really wanted. Most combined marinara sauce and wing sauce. What I wanted was much more like Buffalo Chicken Dip baked between layers of pasta.
So since no recipe I could find was what I wanted, I took the idea of Buffalo Chicken Lasagna and made my own unique version. It rocks.
Serve this Buffalo Chicken Lasagna with celery and carrot sticks, some blue cheese crumbles, blue cheese or ranch dressing, and my Banana Pudding Cupcakes for dessert and you’ll have an awesome meal! It’s okay to splurge like this every once in a while!
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Buffalo Chicken Lasagna
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Buffalo Chicken Lasagna is a rich, spicy, indulgent dinner or snack filled with all the flavor you can handle! Just imagine the ever popular Buffalo Chicken Dip layered between lasagna noodles and melted cheese then topped with blue cheese or ranch dressing. Delish!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 ounce cream cheese
- 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
- Hot pepper sauce such as Franks Red Hot or Tabasco (amount based on your own preference)
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (I baked chicken tenders in the oven covered with foil at 350 for 25 minutes for this recipe, but a rotisserie chicken would work very well too)
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 8 ounce package of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 package of lasagna noodles, cooked according to package directions (do NOT use “no cook” noodles; they must be boiled and fully-cooked before building the lasagna)
Instructions
1. In a medium pot, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat until butter is melted. Add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.
2. Cut the cream cheese into cubes and add to the pot. Stir well until completely melted then add in the buffalo sauce and a few dashes of hot pepper sauce to taste. Spoon a small amount of the buffalo and cream cheese sauce into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish and spread it around to cover the bottom of the dish. Stir the chicken into the sauce in the pot.
3. Place one layer of lasagna noodles in the bottom of the dish. Spread half of the chicken mixture over the noodles then drizzle with half of the ranch dressing. Add another layer of noodles and then the remaining chicken and ranch dressing. Place a final layer of lasagna noodles and then spread the cheese over the top.
4. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes (I bake it uncovered) until the cheese is melted. Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing and maybe some carrot and celery sticks.
Makes 12 servings.
The Thing About Blue Cheese…
Not everyone likes blue cheese. I’m one of those people. So I really recommend using ranch in the recipe unless you’re 100% sure that everyone who will be eating this lasagna likes blue cheese. The blue cheese lovers can use blue cheese dressing on their lasagna and top it with blue cheese crumbles.
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Also check out my recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pasta and Buffalo Mozzarella Sticks
Mmm… that looks amazing!! Pinned!
Thanks for pinning! 🙂
Can u post a video of u make. It please
Great idea! I've not done any Vlogs yet, but this recipe is so popular I just might!
That is interesting. Quite an interesting touch. I have a feeling my boys would enjoy this.. what a different spin.
Yes, totally a "man" food! But, I like it too 🙂
YUM! I am obsessed with buffalo chicken. I've done just about everything with it, but I never thought about lasagna. I need to try it.
It's really yummy! Creamy and spicy… perfection!
That looks sooo good! I'm sure my family would love it. I had to Pin it to my board. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for pinning!
my kids would devour this in our home. Buffalo chicken AND lasagna (one of their faves) is a winning combo
Right?! It's an awesome comfort food!
I am making this for dinner tonight
Mmmm! This looks delicious – something my husband would love too!
Man food for sure! 🙂
Do you have to cook the noodles ahead of time?
For this recipe yes. When I make regular lasagna I prefer to use Barilla noodles that do not need to be cooked. But this Buffalo Chicken Lasagna doesn't have quite as much liquid nor does it cook as long as a traditional lasagna, so I doubt uncooked noodles would work.
I love this recipe, i make it A LOT. I use the oven ready noodles, the only problem i have with them is the bottom layer doesnt cook right. So this time i tried putting extra wing sauce on the bottom of the pan.
Yep, my husband would be ALL over this 😉 Thank you for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest board.
Thank you so much!
I totally have to make this. I can taste the goodness already. Pinned for later. Can't wait.
Thanks for pinning!
Wow does that look good! Is it wrong to want it at 8am?! Thanks so much for stopping by Creative Spark Link Party! We hope you stop by again today to link up! http://bit.ly/1ml6d2u
Haha! I probably could eat it for breakfast 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I have made this, but don't use noodles, I use flour tortillas instead
That sounds awesome!
That looks & sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Gotta use Frank's RedHot with this!
For sure!
I live in the UK, we dont have buffalo sauce or ranch dressing here… one of my laments from moving away from the states. Can you offer up any recipes for those to use? Im dying to try this!!
Oh wow! That does kind of kill the recipe, doesn't it! Are you able to order food online and ship it in? Hidden Valley Ranch and buffalo wing sauce are typically shelf stable products.
An update!: I found Franks Red Hot at my local Tesco Extra, and found a Newman's Own ranch dressing!!! Thats the great news… the bad news is my family wont stop asking me what buffalo chicken is (is it a really big chicken? Does it have fur?)! So im making this lasagna tonight to educate 'em.
It's named after Buffalo BY where the sauce originated.
Haha! It's definitely an American flavor, so I hope they're ok with it 🙂 And yeah, it isn't named after an actual buffalo. It's named after Buffalo New York 🙂
I'm from Buffalo, to make Buffalo chicken wing sauce is very very easy. A lot of Melted butter and your favorite hot sauce added to it to your liking, a dash of salt n pepper to taste. I also think there's a way to make ranch with sour cream buttermilk and spices, try a Google search.
I do not Pin or Blog or Vlog?? I would just like to Print it without all the other misc. stuff. Is there a way???
I usually just copy the text and paste it into a word doc or something like that. I'm trying to move to a WordPress platform ASAP so then I'll be able to offer printable recipes.
I think stuffed into manicotti would be outstanding too!
I'm starting to think this filling would be awesome with ANY pasta! Get creative and make it your own! 🙂
I made this last night and it was AMAZING!!!! We LOVE Buffalo Wings so this was a no-brainer. i can't believe I never thought of it myself. I used Sweet Baby Rays Wing sauce which is a little spicier than I like but I was out of Frank's Wing Sauce (MY FAVORITE!). I did four layers of pasta and used just half of the mozzarella and that was PLENTY. I used Philadelphia cream cheese but it didn't really melt, just softened (that was weird). Thank you so much for a tasty,fast, family-friendly, affordable meal. I will definitely make this again, and again!
Yea! I'm so glad you liked it! Cream cheese can be surprisingly difficult to melt. It does burn easily so I always just heat it on medium in a pot and stir with a whisk until it melts down. Not my favorite kitchen task, but worth it because cream cheese makes everything awesome 🙂
My hubby would LOVE this! He is kinda buffalo chicken obbessed. We have have family and friends send us bottles of Frank's Red Hot Sauce in care packages to keep him well stocked in his favorite flavor. Im hoping to make this for him as a special meal soon! Thanks for sharing.
I'm kinda buffalo chicken obsessed too! Have you had the buffalo chicken dip? I LOVEeeeee it! That's really where my inspiration came from for this recipe. I just wanted to be able to eat buffalo chicken dip for dinner 🙂
Do you think I would be able to throw this all in the crockpot and cook on low?
I can't say for sure, but it's worth a try!
I always make my buffalo chicken dip in a crock pot! Perfect for parties because it stays warm as people graze.
Do you know how many calories this would have per slice?
Oh my… I would be afraid to know :-0 It's a once-in-a-while kind of treat for sure!
You could lower the calories by using fat free cream cheese, fat free ranch and low fat mozzarella cheese.
Is this really spicy? If it is could you cut back on the wing sauce and add more ranch to cool it down a bit?
I made mine somewhat spicy. But for those who are not big on hot foods I would advise using a mild wing sauce, skipping the hot pepper sauce, and maybe adding a little more cream cheese to the sauce. The cream cheese really helps with the spice.
Omg. This looks absolutely divine! I wonder if it would be just as tasty with fat-free mozzarella, light cream cheese, whole-wheat lasagna, and low-sodium sauce?
It might be ok. Not as yummy as the original, but I would say try it out and see! I'm not a huge fan of whole wheat pasta so I would probably use sliced zucchini instead.
I'm subbing cream cheese for yage Greek yogurt 😉 I'm trying the low cal version as we speak ;p
Trying this tonight, looks amazing!
I hope you like it!
Oh my goodness, this sounds really good! I love buffalo chicken stuff a lot.
Me too! I could eat so much of the hot buffalo chicken dip :-0
NOBODY puts ranch on wings says this Buffalo girl!
I do 🙂
No TRUE Buffalonian would even consider using ranch on their wings!! If you order wings in Buffalo, you will not be asked " ranch or blue cheese ?"
Absolutely true…can't call it "Buffalo" without blue cheese…this looks like a great recipe though and I will definitely be trying it…with blue cheese:)
Is this real spicy?
It doesn't have to be too spicy. Use a mild wing sauce and skip the hot sauce and it should be fine!
All I see in that photo is OIL everywhere.. Ewww
Agreed. Hot sauce and too many sources of fat in this recipe = orange oil everywhere.
Is pepper sauce actually hot sauce?
Yes it is hot sauce like Tabasco or Franks Red Hot
I do not have the wing sauce but do have Frank's Red Hot sauce. I am wondering if I use the FRH with some butter melted in it (like we do for wings) if that would work in place of the wing sauce. Not sure what the difference between them is….thanks…trying to start making it for lunch today for son who loves WINGS!
I think that might work. I found this recipe for wing sauce that looks good: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/buffalo-chicken-wing-sauce/
But I've never done it that way and I wonder if the sauce might separate a bit during cooking making it seem more greasy? Just a guess though. Who knows, it might be way BETTER with homemade buffalo wing sauce!
I always add Real bacon pieces to this recipe
★★★★★
Any idea how many people this feeds? I feel like 2 cups of chicken is not that much?! Def want to try this tomorrow!
It's not a very tall lasagna. I got 12 slices out of it and some people might eat 2 slices. So to be sure there's enough, I would say 6 servings. I would always rather have left overs than not enough food!
Have you tried making this in a slow cooker or crockpot? If so, at what temperature and for how long?
I have not, but sounds like it might work! The baking part is really just to melt the cheese. I would try putting this in a slow cooker on low for an hour or two and then it can stay warm for a while before serving.
I veganized this tonight! It was amazing! 🙂
Awesome! How did you do it?
my daughter is vegan and used to love buffalo wings. she would love it veganized! how did you do that?
omg this was so good thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it! I know it's not a flavor for everybody, but I'm glad so many are reporting that they made it and love it!
Made this tonight and it was very good! The buffalo sauce was a little overpowering for my tastes though. If I were to make it again I would probably use 1/2 cup of buffalo sauce or use more cream cheese to mellow out the buffalo flavor. Other than that, my family and I really loved this lasagna. The mixture would also be great in quesadillas!
For some reason, Carissa, it won't let me reply up there. But I veganized it using vegan versions. 🙂
Mozzerella style Daiya cheese, Earth Balance butter, Tofutti Cream Cheese, made my own wing sauce and ranch dressing, and used Beyond Meat chicken strips for the chicken. 🙂
I'd post a pic of mine if I could figure it out, but I don't think comments will let me!
I cooked this last week. DELICOUS! I think it's better the day you cook it. We ate the leftovers the next night for dinner and it was still good, but definitely better the first night. The only thing we may change next time is adding a little more chicken. 🙂
Making this today to freeze for our week at the beach. I plan on adding some celery with the onions cause who doesn't like celery with their wings?!
How do you think those oven ready Barilla noodles would do in this? Trying it today with some Quaker Steak Louisiana Lickers sauce.
"No boil" noodles will not work
Wish I would have read comments first. The direction for noodles says "according to the box directions" the box says you do not need to cook first. What a waste of ingredients since it did not turn out. 🙁
Awww bummer! I know several people have wondered if it would work with no-cook noodles. My suspicion was that it would not since the lasagna doesn't cook as long or have as much liquid as a traditional lasagna would. I wasn't totally sure on that, so thanks for commenting to let me know it definitely does NOT work. I'm editing the recipe to mention this important fact.
I bought no cook noodles on accident. After I had already put it the oven. I took it out. Deconstructed it. And semi cooked the no boil noodles. Then reconstructed and it turned out just fine. Although frustrating
do you cook the chicken before mixing it in the sauce?
Yes. The chicken needs to be fully cooked.
Cannot wait to make this!!! Such a good idea!!
I have actually roasted an entire chicken buffalo style than made ranch mashed potatoes was a huge hit!!!!
Could I just buy a rotisserie chicken and use that, like I do when I make chicken pot pie
Yes! I've actually been thinking that when I make it again that is what I will do. First, that would be easier, which is always a good thing. 🙂 And second, the rotisserie chicken will be tastier than just basic baked or boiled chicken. So I think this is actually how I will make this recipe in the future.
How many people does this recipe serve if you are using it as an entree?
I get 9 slices out of my lasagna. It's not a very tall lasagna so I would say 2 slices per person, so about 4 servings.
Made this tonight and it was amazing! My husband isn't a fan of chicken, but he said it was delicious. I boiled two chicken breast and it ended up giving me around 3 cups of chicken. I just added a little more cream cheese and wing sauce. I didn't bother with the hot sauce because my husband is a punk when it comes to spicy things. It still had a decent kick though. Next time I think I'm going to try doing multiple layers of cheese within the lasagna. Thanks so much!
Did you cover it with foil when you baked it? Thanks
I did not. I like the cheese to get a little brown on the top when it bakes so I left it uncovered, but that's just my preference.
Carissa, if this is what you just come up with, I have one question. Will you marry me? Lol. Just kidding. Glad my wife isn't around to see this post. Looks awesome. Saving the recipe and going to try it. Thanks!
No. Haha! But I'll remind my husband that he should be extra thankful for all of my kitchen experiments! 🙂
Can you tell me what brand of wing sauce is used in the original recipe?
Homemade buffalo sauce: Combine the hot sauce, butter, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt in a pot and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring with a whisk. As soon as the liquid begins to bubble on the sides of the pot, remove from heat, stir with the whisk, and set aside for use.
My son just came home from basic training/tech school, This is what I am making him for his Welcome home meal. Thankyou for sharing your awesome recipes
I came home from the store and found out I got the oven ready noodles. How bad will it turn out ? 🙁
Probably pretty bad :-/ The sauce isn't thin enough for the pasta to absorb the liquid and the lasagna doesn't bake long enough for the noodles to cook either.
Do you put mozzarella cheese in between each layer or only om top? Thanks!
Just on top, but if you like more cheese then go for it!
Would this work with cheddar or montery colby cheese do you think? Also, I have to use gluten free noodles and they are ones you don't need to cook beforehand, since most GF things fall apart easily if they're over cooked…hopefully that works!?
Any of those cheeses would be great!
I would be really hesitant to try the no cook gluten free lasagna noodles in this. What I would do instead would be to get a gluten free penne or other similar pasta, cook the noodles according to package directions, mix with the buffalo chicken mixture and then bake in a casserole dish with cheese sprinkled over the top.
Sounds really good I am always open to new recipes with chicken, I am limited in meats I buy because of the cost and my income so this is a MUCH TRY!!!!
Made this tonight with ground chicken instead of chicken breast and it was amazing!
Is this made in a 9 x 13 pan ? I need to know if I need 6 or 9 noodles?
Do you use Franks wing sauce and Franks red hot pepper sauce as well?
Frank's original Hot Sauce is the only one you need =)
Pinned! Made it this weekend and it was DELISH!!! Gonna make the buffalo chicken pasta next.
I never thought to make this as a Lasagna. I have been making a buffalo chicken dip for years that my family loves. It's basically the same idea – chicken, cream cheese, ranch dressing, Frank's Hot Sauce, and Shredded Cheddar Cheese. I just bake it all together and serve it with tostitos chips. I like it with the Cheddar Cheese over Mozzarella. I actually prefer to have Blue Cheese with my wings, but prefer the Ranch in this recipe.
If you want to save time with the chicken you can also buy canned chicken that is already in chunks. I'd never use it for anything else, but it works perfect in this recipe.
Also, I have made BBQ and Cajun versions of this simply by changing out the Frank's/Buffalo Sauce with BBQ seasoning or Cajun Seasoning. I can't wait to try them with pasta!
Did you season your chicken with anything before baking it in the oven?
I made this and my family LOVED it!! Thank you for the idea and recipe!!
I developed this recipe and was lucky enough to be featured on Food network for this, Ive made this hundreds of times, I use a rotissere chicken and I use the Barilla no Boil noodles and I swear by them. I also make a Buffalo Sauce from scratch similar to Hooters. Its been my claim to fame as a Firehouse Chef….Thanks For sharing
That's so cool that you were featured on Food Network! Can you share a link to your recipe? I would love to try it out!
I'd be honored to share here are 2 links the first one is from my food blog which has the 40lb tray recipe..lol Its made in a huge resturant size pan.
http://www.firehousechefdew.com/buffalo-chicken-lasagna-blt-cesar-salad-bernalillo-county-fire-slaw/#comment-2476
And the other Link is to the home size recipe I cut it down after many asked after not realizing my original was a firehouse sized Pan…
http://wgntv.com/2013/04/05/lunchbreak-firehouse-chef-dew-makes-buffalo-dew-sagna/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SxDY4Qx7M
Thanks fore letting me share on your awesome blog..
Great recipe, the best directions
I've ever had. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I'll be sharing your recipe multiple times I'm sure.
Can I substitue ricotta for the cream cheese?
About how many pounds of chicken is 2 cups?
Any idea on the calorie count per serving if made according to the recipe?
It is hearty, delicious, and as gorgeous as the picture!
This looks delicious, and I can't wait to try it! Just an fyi though- I'm a Buffalo, NY girl, and I assure you there is no "or" It's Frank's Red Hot, or it isn't a Buffalo Wing. 😉 Anything else is just a Hot Wing
How many servings is this recipe?
Can you cook the night before and reheat the next day? If so how long and what temp?
Do i put the raw chicken in the dish and let that bake or do I let the chicken cook in the sauce mixture?
Having it for dinner tonight
Having it for dinner tonight
I made this tonight and it was AMAZING. Everybody loved it! I will definitely make it again. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi, do you have a preferred brand for Buffalo sauce? Thanks!
We just made this for dinner tonight. I don’t know how we can ever go back to regular lasagna again. We used Moore’s original buffalo wing sauce and whipped cream cheese works really well with this recipe. We are going to try the stuffed manicotti next. Thank you so much for the amazing recipe idea.
Making this tonight. I made my own ranch dressing. Also i made 3 layers and mozzerella cheese on every layer. Looks amazing. Can’t wait til dinner. Making a loaf of garlic pull apart bread with it.