Chopped Buffalo Chicken Salad

Close up photo of restaurant style buffalo chicken salad topped with a healthy greek yogurt ranch.

4.67 from 3 votes

This homemade chopped buffalo chicken salad recipe is made with crisp, fresh vegetables, bite-size pieces of buffalo chicken, creamy avocado, tangy blue cheese, and a homemade ranch dressing. You can get all the flavors of this favorite restaurant salad right at home!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: salads

Calories: 268kcal

Author: Nancylynn

Ingredients

For the Buffalo Chicken Bites

1 lb boneless skinless chicken tenderloins cut into bite sized pieces
salt
garlic powder
olive oil cooking spray
2-3 Tbsp buffalo wing sauce or hot sauce
2 teaspoons butter, vegan butter, or ghee

For the Greek Yogurt Ranch

½ cup lowfat or nonfat Greek yogurt
juice from ½ lemon
1 tsp dried chives
½ tsp dried dill
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp salt

For the Salad

6 cups romaine chopped
1 cup carrots diced
1 cup celery diced
1 cup cucumbers diced
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes halved
⅓ cup blue cheese
⅓ cup diced avocado

Instructions

Prepare the chicken. Season diced chicken tenderloins with salt and garlic powder. Spray skillet with cooking oil spray. Then add chicken, cooking over medium heat until golden and cooked through. Add in butter and buffalo sauce and stir to coat. Remove from heat.
Make the dressing. Mix lemon juice, seasonings and salt with Greek yogurt. Stir well, adding water or milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to reach desired consistency.
Assemble salads. Add lettuce, veggies, buffalo chicken, cheese and avocado to your bowl.
Drizzle with Ranch. Add dressing right before serving. For more of a Buffalo kick, drizzle also with hot sauce.

Notes

Makes 4 salads

21 Day Fix: 2 1/2 GREEN, 1+ RED, ⅓ BLUE (per salad)

WW: with dressing - 4 points (per salad) [Calculated using hot sauce, butter, reduced fat blue cheese, and reduced fat Greek yogurt]; without dressing - 3 points (per salad)

Notes:

- As a shortcut, you can also use pre-cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken instead of raw chicken breasts. This salad would be delicious with leftover air fryer chicken thighs or Instant Pot shredded chicken, too. Or, use my leftover Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip as the main protein of the salad!

- For a dairy free ranch, you can use dairy free yogurt or sour cream. Primal kitchen ranch dressing is also a great prepared dairy free option.

- If you aren't a fan of blue cheese, you can swap in your favorite cheese. I love cubed cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese, but creamy feta cheese would also be delicious.

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