Description
This Buffalo chicken salad is a fantastic high protein lunch, full of wholesome, real food ingredients. It’s easy to make with cooked chicken, and is so delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups cooked shredded chicken (about 1 lb)
- ¾ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup finely diced celery
- 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce
- ½ tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles (optional)
Instructions
- Cook chicken: Bring a pot of water to a boil and boil chicken for 10-14 minutes. You can also make instant pot shredded chicken, crockpot shredded chicken or buy a rotisserie chicken.
- Prep vegetables: While chicken is cooking, chop parsley and celery.
- Shred chicken: Once the chicken is cooked, shred the chicken by pulling apart with 2 forks.
- Combine: Add the shredded chicken, Greek yogurt, celery, buffalo sauce, parsley, garlic powder and blue cheese in a bowl.
- Mix: Stir the ingredients together using a spatula until all ingredients are thoroughly coated with yogurt.
- Serve: Serve on a sandwich or over a salad.
Notes
For faster shredding, place cooked chicken in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment on medium speed. You can substitute fresh parsley with 1/4 the amount of dried parsley.
- Prep Time: 11 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 258 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 704 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 47 g
- Cholesterol: 124 mg
Keywords: Buffalo chicken salad, high protein lunch, healthy chicken salad, easy meal prep