Taffiny Elrod

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Keto Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

Perfect for a quick lunch that still packs a powerful punch of zingy flavor, showing that salads can be anything but boring.

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Course Main Dish

Servings serving

Calories 513kcal

Ingredients

Buffalo Hot Sauce

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

Buffalo Chicken Salad

1cupromaine lettucesliced
1Persian cucumbersliced
1stalkcelerythinly sliced
1green onionsliced
1/4cupchunky 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.

Close up of white bowl with sliced cucumbers, celery, green onions, and shredded buffalo chicken. A cup of cocktail sauce on the side

Nutrition Facts

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

Serving Size

237.5 g

Amount per Serving

Calories

512.68

% Daily Value*

Fat

42.11

Saturated Fat

13.29

Trans Fat

0.55

Polyunsaturated Fat

11.24

Monounsaturated Fat

12.12

Cholesterol

121.55

Sodium

1261.17

Potassium

588.95

Carbohydrates

8.72

Fiber

3.64

Sugar

2.22

Sugar Alcohol

0.16

Net Carbs

4.92

Protein

26.82

Vitamin A

5506.45

110

Vitamin C

5.64

Calcium

191.36

Iron

1.89

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Taffiny Elrod

Keto Chef

Taffy Elrod is a chef, cooking instructor, and recipe developer with a passion for making good food accessible to everyone. Born into a family of artists and cooks, she learned early on that food was a powerful medium for creation and change. She has been creating Keto Chow recipes since 2018 and also shares her favorite tips and tricks with Keto Chow blog readers to make their keto cooking and baking more successful and enjoyable. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband Pizza Man, and their rescue cat Kit-Kat.