Buffalo Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
Spicy, tangy buffalo chicken tossed with crisp romaine lettuce, kale, and creamy buttermilk blue cheese dressing!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Course: lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2
Calories: 673kcal
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 bunch kale stems removed, chopped
- 1 c celery and or cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 handfull cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1/4 c chopped herbs: chives, dill, or cilantro
- 1/4 c crumbled high-quality blue cheese
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
- 1/2 c crumbled high-quality blue cheese like roquefort
- 1/2 c mayo
- 1/2 c buttermilk
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 1 tsp champagne vinegar
- black pepper
Buffalo Sauce
- 1/2 c Franks Red Hot
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp honey
Stir together the buffalo sauce ingredients. Pour half over the raw chicken and reserve the rest for later. Coat the chicken evenly in the sauce, season with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken in a cast-iron pan over medium/high heat until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
To make the dressing: Whisk together the mayo, buttermilk, champagne vinegar, and grated garlic. Next, add in the blue cheese dressing and a few cranks of freshly cracked pepper. Use the back of a spoon to press the blue cheese into the mayo/buttermilk mixture.
In a large bowl toss together the lettuce, kale, chopped veggies, herbs, and dressing. Next, add in the chicken. Divide the salad between bowls. Top with blue cheese crumbles and a drizzle of buffalo sauce. Serve immediately!
Ingredient Substitutions:
- Blue Cheese Dressing: ranch dressing, homemade or store-bought
- Buttermilk: plain yogurt
- Franks Red Hot: Texas Pete, or Tabasco
Make-Ahead Instructions:
- Simply leave the dressing and buffalo sauce on the side and pack into Tupperware and this salad will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 2472mg | Potassium: 1695mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 34105IU | Vitamin C: 94mg | Calcium: 291mg | Iron: 5mg