Buffalo Chicken Salad

Name: Buffalo Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 romaine lettuce hearts, chopped; 1 cup shredded carrot; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1/2 cup ranch dressing; 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbles; 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons butter; salt and black pepper; 1/4 cup hot sauce

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Submitted by KelBel

"This is another Rachael Ray recipe. A great way to get the taste of buffalo chicken without the grease and fat, and a little healthy even!"

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Ready In:: 18mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 romaine lettuce hearts, chopped
1 cup shredded carrot
2 celery ribs, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup ranch dressing
¹⁄₂ cup blue cheese, crumbles
1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
salt and black pepper
¹⁄₄ cup hot sauce

directions

Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
Combine lettuce, carrots and celery in a salad bowl. Combine ranch dressing and blue cheese crumbles in a small bowl.
Add oil and butter to hot pan with the chicken. Season with salt and pepper and sear for 2 or 3 minutes, then add hot sauce. Reduce heat a little and cook 5 minutes more.
Toss salad with dressing and season with salt and pepper. Top salad with Buffalo chicken and serve.

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Reviews

This was a nice easy recipe. I didn't fry but grilled the chicken sliced and dipped in hot sauce for a minute. So good! Thanks for posting!

sweetcakes
It was good but I agree with the other reviewers that it was too oily. I followed the recipe exactly and used 2 Tbsp butter with the oil. Next time I will try it with just 1 Tbsp. I spun my lettuce in the salad spinner so my dressing wouldn't get dilluted. I mixed homemade buttermilk ranch dressing with pre-crumbled blue cheese. The dressing was delicious!

Ms Finances
This was so good. I used Sweet Baby Ray's wing sauce and marinated the chicken before sauteeing. I used bleu cheese dressing since I didn't have any crumbled bleu cheese.

PistonsFan
Why would I ever use ranch no taste dressing in place of blue cheese? In going to try it without the ranch, with lots of blue cheese and blue cheese dressing I make.

JOAN L.
Everyone Loved it. Real easy and simple dinner to make. I drained the chicken just a little before adding the buffalo sauce and only used 1 Tbsp of oil. My only comment is I would use a little more lettuce and slightly more chicken if you are feeding 4 people.

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