Where are my buffalo chicken lovers? I’ve got a great one for you without the frying but all the great flavors! This Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Salad has everything you love about wing night… tender chicken, buffalo sauce, celery and carrots. This is great over lettuce, in a wrap or stuffed into an avocado!
While I LOVE me a good ole crispy fried wing as much as the next guy I want to be able to enjoy the same flavors with less guilt. This is so simple to make because I use store bought rotisserie chicken breast. I give the chicken {turkey breast works equally well} a rough dice and toss it with celery, carrots, red onion. The buffalo dressing is simply Franks Red Hot, light mayo and garlic powder. SO good!
If you like meal prepping, this one is great!! Its even better the next day as the flavors really absorb into the chicken. Its great simply served over chopped romaine lettuce, you can throw it in a wrap or top an avocado with some. Feel free to add a little bit of bleu cheese or ranch dressing too! This is definitely a new favorite of mine and I have no idea why I never thought to make it!
OHHHH…. ya know what else would be amazing?!?! Serve at a party with this Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Salad in celery ribs as a fun hand held snack! How great would that one be for football Sundays!?! A lot less work then chicken wings too! Its funny actually, before baby #2 I wasn’t big on spicy stuff but wow did I develop a real love for anything buffalo sauced while I was pregnant with him and it has certainly stuck.
- 4 cups diced chicken breast
- 2 large carrots, peeled diced
- 3 celery ribs, diced
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup light mayo
- ½ cup Franks Red Hit
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- salt to taste
- chopped romaine
- sliced avocado
- In a large bowl whisk together the light mayo, red hot and garlic powder.
- Toss in the diced chicken, celery, carrots and red onion. Stir to coat. Season to taste with salt.
- Served over chopped romaine lettuce and a half sliced avocado with each serving.
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Stephanie
This looks so good! Love the lightened up version!
debi at Life Currents
This salad looks delish! And those BLT Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocado totally caught my eye. Can’t wait to try.
Lisa@Lisa's Dinnertime Dish.com
This is a perfect meal after all of the holiday indulging! It looks delicious!
Michaela Kenkel
Put the word buffalo in front of anything and you have my attention!! I love that you lightened it up and made this into a salad, too!! Happening at our house this week!
Brandi Burgess
We love buffalo chicken anything! This is a must try!
Julie
This buffalo chicken salad would be perfect for a delicious lunch! Note to self! I love the buffalo flavor especially with chicken!
Sandra
So much flavor in this salad and just what I need after all those holiday cookies I ate! This is a delicious salad for guests too!
michele
I love all things with buffalo sauce and cant wait to try it in my chicken salad! IT will make all the taste buds happy with all the veggies Ive been eating…
Jennifer Stewart
This is a great salad for Superbowl where everyone wants buffalo chicken!