Spicy Buldak Chicken Alfredo Pasta

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Elevate your chicken alfredo pasta with Korean Buldak sauce for the ultimate spice kick!

Get ready to be blown away by this spicy chicken alfredo pasta that is packed with flavor and spice. This recipe is incredibly easy since it includes pre-made ingredients like mixed seasonings and store-bought alfredo sauce. The pasta features hot sauce from Samyang’s Buldak ramen, which is the notorious ramen featured in the Fire noodles challenge, and as the name hints, the sauce is blazin’ hot. Whenever I eat the ramen, I only use about 1/6^th of the packet and save the rest of the sauce for other dishes such as this pasta or tteokbokki. Due to high demand, the company now sells bottles of the hot sauce, so feel free to use that or sauce from the ramen.

To match the flavor profile of the buldak sauce, I seasoned the chicken with cajun seasoning, although other blends such as BBQ, chipotle, or adobo would be fitting as well. This recipe is great for meal prepping or potlucks. Consider doubling or tripling the recipe to serve more people.

Spicy Buldak Chicken Alfredo Pasta

Cooking Method:Boiling Grilling Courses:Lunch Dinner

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 30 minutesTotal time: 35 minutesServings:4 servingsCalories Per Serving:658 kcal

Description

Smooth, buttery cream sauce collides with umami-rich Korean flavor to create a fusion pasta that’s highly crave-inducing.

Ingredients

• two 8-ounce chicken breasts
• 2 grams or 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 285 grams or 10 ounces uncooked spaghetti noodles
• 14 grams or 1 tablespoon butter
• 9 grams or 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 185 grams or 1 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 455 grams or 16 ounce store-bought alfredo sauce
• 1 tablespoon Buldak hot sauce (add more or less as desired)
• 65 grams or 3/4 cup shredded cheese
• Furikake to top, optional

Instructions

1. Rub seasoning blend on chicken and grill over high heat, 6 minutes per side or until the internal temperature 165 °F. Set aside and slice.
2. Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside.
3. In a skillet, sauté garlic and tomatoes in butter for 5 minutes. Add alfredo sauce, Buldak hot sauce, and cheese. Turn the heat off and stir to combine.
4. Add sliced chicken on top and season with furikake.

Notes

• -The pasta stays fresh for up to 5 days when stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
  -The Buldak hot sauce is very spicy. Add gradually and adjust to taste.
  -To make the recipe vegetarian, omit the chicken. You may consider substituting it with plant-based meat.
  -To make the recipe vegan, use vegan alfredo sauce, oil or vegan butter, and vegan cheese.
  -To make the recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free noodles.

Keywords:chicken, alfredo, buldak