Buffalo Chicken Salad
Nov 29, 2024 03:09 PM
This Buffalo Chicken Salad gives traditional chicken salad a spicy new spin! Tender diced chicken tossed with celery, carrots, and bell pepper, all tied together with a creamy Buffalo dressing. Use it for lettuce wraps, sandwiches, and more!
Why You’ll Love This Easy Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe
Chicken Salad, But Make It EXCITING. Regular Chicken Salad is a lunchtime staple, but Buffalo chicken salad has rizz, as the kids say. Buffalo sauce makes it spicy, blue cheese makes it punchy, and fresh veggies make it crunchy. Ba-bam!
Meal Prep Hero. Make a double-batch of boneless skinless chicken breasts for dinner and save the extra to make Buffalo chicken salad. Then, assemble the salad and keep it in the fridge for a few days of easy lunches. You can serve it so many different ways, it never feels repetitive!
Easy to Make. This Buffalo chicken salad is really just a matter of mixing everything together. You can do this!
Ingredients:
- 3 cups cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 ¼ pounds or 3 small/medium breasts, ½-inch-diced
- 2 medium stalks celery ¼-inch diced (about 1 cup)
- 3 green onions thinly sliced (about ½ cup)
- 1 medium carrot shredded (about ½ cup)
- 1 medium orange or yellow bell pepper finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup Buffalo sauce
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Crumbled blue cheese or feta optional
Serving Suggestions
- Whole-grain bread
- Croissants
- Romaine or butter lettuce leaves
- Crackers
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
10 minutes
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