Buffalo Chicken Salad

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Out of Exile

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (106)

Cook Time:
6 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 6 min
Total:: 46 min

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Ingredients

2 (8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper hot sauce (or other hot sauce), plus more to taste
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 hearts Romaine, cut into 1-inch strips (about 8 cups)
4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
2 carrots, coarsely grated
2 scallions, green part only, sliced
1/2 cup Blue Cheese Dressing, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the broiler. Put the chicken between 2 sheets of waxed paper and pound with a mallet or hammer so the chicken is an even thickness of about 3/4-inch, then cut the chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. In a large bowl, combine the hot sauce and the oil, add chicken and toss until the chicken is well coated. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and broil until it is cooked through, about 4 to 6 minutes, turning once.

In a large bowl combine the Romaine, celery, shredded carrots and scallions. Toss with the dressing. Divide the greens between 4 plates, top with the chicken. Serve with extra hot sauce.

Blue Cheese Dressing:

2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Fold a full sheet of paper towel into quarters and put it into a small bowl. Spoon the yogurt onto the paper towel and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to drain and thicken. In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk and thickened yogurt into the mayonnaise until smooth. Add the vinegar and sugar and continue to whisk until all the ingredients are well combined. Stir in the blue cheese and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Yield: 3/4 cup

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Comments & Reviews

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Carol Wilmington, DE 01-19-2010
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Used Tabasco sauce - hot w/o taking off the taste buds. Loved the dressing. I substituted milk and buttermilk powder... because that's what I had. It's a keeper for this family!Read more
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Lindsay Tupper Lake, NY 01-18-2010
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Blue Cheese!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This salad was really good. I did, however, use all of the blue cheese dressing and not just half a cup of it in the salad.... Probably added more blue cheese as well, but it was still a much healthier version than my full-fat counterpart. I would definitely recommend tossing the cooked chicken in more hot sauce after it's finished. Makes it extra tasty!Read more
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John Denver, CO 01-15-2010
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I brought on the heat
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used a spicy Cajun rub on the chicken, red onions, and some tortilla chips for extra crunch. Throw in some extra blue... cheese crumbles and for me, this one becomes perfect!Read more
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Adele Jamestown, NY 01-15-2010
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Meat Needs Seasoning
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The salad is a good idea;would be improved with seasoned chicken. Oil and hot sauce are not enough to enhance the chicken.... Recommend a light sprinkle of sea salt or your favorite house seasoning. Lawry's,Montreal,etcRead more
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Beth Chula Vista, CA 01-12-2010
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quick and easy...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I liked this a lot. I'm not really keen on blue cheese, except with wings, but I liked the dressing a lot. It had great... flavor and seemed really light. The chicken was too spicy for my kids and husband. So they didn't like it that much. Read more
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Melinda Lake Oswego, OR 01-01-2010
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A big winner!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last night, and both my husband and I loved it. The buffalo chicken sauce is very tasty, but I might add a... little more hot sauce next time to kick up the heat. The blue cheese dressing was fantastic. No, it didn't taste exactly like super-fatty blue cheese dressing, but it was creamy and rich-tasting, especially if you use decent blue cheese. I'll definitely make this again.Read more