Buffalo Chicken Salad {entree salad for dinner or lunch}

This Buffalo Chicken Salad is so easy to make and is finally an entrée salad that will keep you full.

Boneless chicken tenderloins or boneless chicken breasts are simply flavored with prepared buffalo sauce and they cook up quickly, so you can make this salad in minutes.

If I'm serving a salad as a dinner entrée in my house it has to taste great and it has to be filling. This Buffalo Chicken Salad checks both of those boxes.

Meal Prep

This Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe is also a great way to meal prep for lunches or dinners.

Simply prepare the chicken ahead of time and refrigerate. On the day you want to eat, assemble and enjoy!

I find meal prepping chicken ahead of time greatly helps me when I'm focusing on my protein goals.

Instructions

Making this salad is really simple.

Cut up fresh boneless chicken tenders. Cut them into small, bite-sized pieces so they will cook up quickly. During the last few minutes of cooking is when I add the sauce.

While the chicken is cooking, I chop my lettuce if I haven't already prepped it and combine it with chopped carrot and celery. A lot of times I use red onion too.

Once the chicken is cooked I top the salad with it.

I add dressing just before eating. Both blue cheese and ranch dressing are great options. If you want to make it really special, try this Restaurant Style Ranch Dressing to top this salad.

Recipe Notes

• Dressing - Blue Cheese and Ranch both go well. Use bottled or a homemade version like this Skinny Buttermilk Ranch by Life Currents.
• Choose whichever lettuce you like. I personally like the crunch and texture of romaine and iceberg with the chicken.
• Be sure you're using Buffalo Sauce not just hot sauce.

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Easy Buffalo Chicken Salad

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Quick cooking buffalo chicken atop a simple to put together salad makes for a great entree salad. Perfect for meal prep or dinner for the family.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Total Time 12 minutes mins

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 246 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound boneless chicken tenders
• ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup buffalo wing sauce
• 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• ¼ cup diced red onion
• 4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
• 1 large carrot diced
• 1 stalk celery diced
• ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
• Optional: blue cheese dressing ranch dressing, croutons

Instructions

 

• Chop chicken tenders into bite sized pieces. Season with seasoned salt.
• Place butter and oil in a skillet, over medium/high heat until butter is melted. Add chicken. After a few minutes stir chicken. Continue to cook until chicken is cooked thru. Stir in buffalo wing sauce and reduce heat to medium/low. Stir well to coat chicken. After two minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large bowl or in a platter, toss lettuce with onion, carrot, celery and blue cheese crumbles. Top salad with cooked chicken and serve.

Notes

Nutritional information not calculated with dressing since brands and types vary so much.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 27gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1493mgPotassium: 758mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 7693IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg

Keyword buffalo chicken, chicken, chicken tenders, dinner salad, entree salad

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