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A bowl filled with green lettuce, topped with buffalo chicken salad, fresh tomatoes, and drizzled with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing sits in front of a serving bowl of lettuce with mason jars of dressing on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Salad

5 from 1 vote
This spicy chicken salad makes a great low carb lunch idea but could be turned into an easy family dinner with a side of homemade bread or crunchy croutons.
PREP TIME 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME 15 minutes
YIELD 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded *SEE NOTE
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 4 baby carrots
  • 1/4 red onion
  • 1/4 cup light mayonnaise made with olive oil
  • 1/4 cup buffalo sauce *SEE NOTE
  • Romaine lettuce
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Light blue cheese dressing *SEE NOTE

Instructions

  • Shred the cooked chicken and place it in a medium sized mixing bowl.
  • Mince the celery and carrots in a food processor or by hand with a chef knife and add them to the bowl.
  • To avoid heartburn, thinly slice the red onion and soak in a small dish of ice water for 5 minutes. Drain and then mince and add to the mixing bowl.
  • Add the mayonnaise and buffalo sauce to the bowl, stir to combine all the chicken and veggies.

TO SERVE:

  • Place a serving of romaine lettuce in a bowl. Top with a scoop of prepared chicken salad. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and sprinkle them on top. Drizzle with additional buffalo sauce as desired and a drizzle of blue cheese dressing.

Recipe Notes

FOR THE COOKED CHICKEN:

You could use:

FOR THE BUFFALO SAUCE:

You could use either a prepared bottle of buffalo sauce from the store or make this easy 3-ingredient homemade buffalo sauce in under 5 minutes. This lets you control the heat.

FOR THE BLUE CHEESE DRESSING:

You could use either your favorite prepared bottle of dressing from the store or make this easy healthy blue cheese dressing recipe made with Greek yogurt. It has just 6 ingredients and is made in just a minute.
COURSESalads
CUISINEAmerican
AUTHORTiffany Dahle