I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…
There was a time when I thought I didn’t like buffalo chicken.
What I was actually turned off by were the greasy, fatty, & grisly buffalo wings so often found at sports bars.
Little did I know back then that the redeeming qualities of buffalo wings (spicy heat and the tangy blue cheese often served alongside) could be used in healthy & tasty recipes.
Thank goodness my foray into the foodie world led me to discover the possibilities of combining chicken, hot sauce, and blue cheese into a vast array of dishes.
Such as chicken salad!
Consider this the cold lunch version of my Buffalo Chicken Calzones. Cooked chicken folded into creamy & cooling Greek yogurt gets a flavor punch from hot sauce & crumbled blue cheese. As you might recall, celery never makes its way into my crisper drawer; I used diced carrots for crunch instead.
You can eat the chicken salad as is atop a bed of fresh greens, sandwich it between two slices of hearty whole grain bread, or – as I did – roll it up in soft whole wheat tortillas.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Keywords: salad main chicken greek yogurt cheese
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked organic chicken, chilled (I used leftover roasted chicken, but poached would also work)
- 1/3 cup plain 2% Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp canola oil mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 Tbsp cayenne pepper hot sauce (or more, to taste)
- a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp freshly crumbled blue cheese
- 1/3 cup diced carrots (about 1 medium)
- Kosher salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
To Serve:
- lettuce
- tomato slices, if desired
- 4 slices whole wheat bread OR two whole wheat tortilla wraps
Instructions
In a large bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayo, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
Fold in the chicken, blue cheese crumbles, and diced carrots. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Layer lettuce and tomato slices onto the bread OR tortilla wraps and spoon on the chicken salad.
I love buffalo chicken :)
i was totally the same way! this is definitely one to try :)
yum! This looks great :)
this is random and slightly unrelated, but have you ever tried Trader Joe’s wasabi mayonnaise? It makes the best chicken salad!
I haven’t… but man, does that sound delicious! I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for the wasabi mayo – thanks for the recommendation!
Fantastic! I’ve been craving buffalo chicken for some odd reason.
I actually have leftover chicken breast, so this might just be my dinner tonight! Great idea :)
I’m never liked buffalo chicken before, but those wraps look good enough that I’ll have to try it again.
Fantastic recipe! I love Buffalo Chicken!
Whole Foods’ salad bar has a buffalo chicken salad similar to this and I love it so much that I get it everytime I go there. Nice to see that I can make it at home now, though! Thanks, Lauren! :-D
Ooh I bet Jeff would love this. He eats chicken Caesar wraps a lot and this would be a nice change!
One word: GENIUS!