Buffalo Hot Wing Chicken Chopped Salad

Amy Clevenger

by | Updated: December 3rd, 2016 | Read time: 1 minute

Everyone has an appetizer weakness—mozzarella sticks, loaded nachos, twice-baked-bacon-topped potato wedges, spinach-artichoke dip. For me, a plate of drenched, spicy buffalo chicken could easily stand in for dinner. That’s why I created this salad. With tenders sautéed in olive oil, healthy greens and celery and a spicy dressing made with natural hot wing sauce and Greek yogurt, there’s no need for that calorie-laden, appetite-busting pre-dinner splurge!

Chopped Buffalo Chicken Salad

Chopped Buffalo Chicken Salad

Serves 2-4

Ingredients

Dressing
1/8 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
1/8 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
½ cup hot buffalo wing sauce
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. onion powder

Salad
1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 head Romaine lettuce, chopped
1 lb. chicken tenders, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1/8 to ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
1/2 to 1 cup cherry tomatoeshea

Directions

  1. In skillet over medium heat, cook chicken tenders in olive oil.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and mix together until well-combined.
  3. Pour some of dressing over chicken and toss to coat.
  4. In large bowl, combine all salad ingredients and toss to combine.
  5. Serve salad with dressing on the side.
Amy Clevenger

Amy Clevenger is a Los Angeles-based food blogger. In 2013, she started her popular Instagram account @FantasticallyFit to help keep her accountable in her journey to better health. Clevenger’s brand has since expanded to include Fantastically-Fit.com and the popular e-recipe book series, Healthy Eats. Clevenger’s passion for healthy eating and cooking began while she was pursuing her master’s degree in counseling and guidance from Cal Lutheran University. Her work with families helped her to realize that living a healthy, happy life starts in the kitchen. She believes clean eating doesn’t have to mean giving up on great taste. Today, Clevenger is married to her college sweetheart and lives in Los Angeles with her three cats, Kailani, Confettu and Harley.