Name: Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Salad:; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; salt and pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp cayenne hot sauce; 8 cups romaine lettuce; 2 Celery Stalks; 2 Scallions; 1 avocado; blue cheese; For Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing:; ½ cup plain greek yogurt; ½ cup crumbled blue cheese; 1 clove garlic; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; pinch each of cayenne pepper; a tablespoon or two of milk to thin the dressing

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How To Make Buffalo Chicken Salad

This buffalo chicken salad has that distinct smoky and spicy flavor with a little bit of sweetness from the buffalo dressing. Try it for the holidays!

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salad:

2boneless, skinless chicken breasts,8-ounce
salt and pepper
2tbspolive oil
3tbspcayenne hot sauce
8cupsRomaine lettuce,roughly-chopped
2celery stalks,thinly sliced
2scallions,thinly sliced
1avocado,diced
blue cheese,crumbled

For Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing:

½cupplain greek yogurt
½cupcrumbled blue cheese
1clovegarlic,finely minced
1tbspred wine vinegar
1tbsplemon juice
pinch each of cayenne pepper,salt and black pepper
a tablespoon or two of milk to thin the dressing,optional, if needed

Instructions

Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and use a meat mallet to pound to even thickness, about ½-inch thick. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through and no longer pink inside.
Remove from heat and transfer chicken to a plate to rest for at least 5 minutes. Cut into strips or bite-sized pieces, then toss chicken with your desired amount of buffalo sauce.
Meanwhile, toss together lettuce, celery, scallions and avocado with the Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing until combined. Serve topped with the buffalo chicken.
Whisk all ingredients together until combined. Stir in a little extra milk if needed to thin.

Nutrition

Calories: 432.09kcal
Fat: 25.37g
Saturated Fat: 7.46g
Trans Fat: 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat: 12.26g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.58g
Carbohydrates: 12.36g
Fiber: 6.25g
Sugar: 4.18g
Protein: 40.00g
Cholesterol: 118.22mg
Sodium: 936.13mg
Calcium: 195.74mg
Potassium: 1107.81mg
Iron: 2.15mg
Vitamin A: 474.81µg
Vitamin C: 20.54mg

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