buffalo chicken salad

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

Recipe Creator ,Chef Taffiny Elrod
Perfect for a quick lunch that still packs a powerful punch of zingy flavor, showing that salads can be anything but boring.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 1serving
Calories 512.68kcal

Ingredients

Buffalo Hot Sauce

  • 2Tbsp.unsalted butter
  • 1tsp.ground black pepper
  • 1tsp.garlic powder
  • 0.5cuphot sauce

Buffalo Chicken Salad

  • 1cupromaine lettucesliced
  • 1Persian cucumbersliced
  • 1stalkcelerythinly sliced
  • 1green onionsliced
  • 0.25cupchunky blue cheese dressing
  • 1cooked chicken thighsmeat pulled from the bone

Instructions

  • To make the buffalo hot sauce, melt the butter in a small skillet set over medium heat. Whisk in the black pepper and garlic powder, then slowly whisk in the hot sauce and warm through.
  • Allow to cool before transferring to a small jar or container.
  • Toss the vegetables together and arrange on a salad plate and top with blue cheese dressing.
  • Coat the chicken in the buffalo sauce and arrange over the salad.
  • Store any extra buffalo hot sauce in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 237.5gCalories: 512.68kcalCarbohydrates: 8.72gProtein: 26.82gFat: 42.11gSaturated Fat: 13.29gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11.24gMonounsaturated Fat: 12.12gTrans Fat: 0.55gCholesterol: 121.55mgSodium: 1261.17mgPotassium: 588.95mgFiber: 3.64gSugar: 2.22gVitamin A: 5506.45IUVitamin C: 5.64mgCalcium: 191.36mgIron: 1.89mgSugar Alcohol: 0.16gNet Carbs: 4.92g