Buffalo Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 2 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1 cup shredded carrots, available in pouches
• 2 ribs celery with greens, chopped
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 1 package, 3/4 to 1 pound, chicken tenders, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 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.