Name: Buffalo Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 bunches romaine lettuce, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin; 1 red onion sliced, thin; 2 large carrots, shredded; 1 cup crumbled blue cheese; 3 cups slow cooked buffalo chicken, shredded; ranch dressing for serving; 1 lime sliced into quarters

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Buffalo Chicken Salad with tender slow cooker buffalo chicken is a totally delicious salad piled high with fresh veggies.

A large white bowl of buffalo chicken salad including crumbled blue cheese, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red onions, chopped tomatoes drizzled with ranch dressing sits on a white table near a wedge of lime and a green and white kitchen towel.

Buffalo Chicken Salad with crisp veggies, crumbled blue cheese and ranch dressing is a healthier way to enjoy buffalo chicken!
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What’s not to love about a big hearty salad? You’ll want an extra big bowl of our Buffalo Chicken Salad loaded with crumbled blue cheese, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red onions, strips of red peppers and drizzled with ranch dressing. It doesn’t get much better than this!

An easy but delicious Buffalo Chicken Salad starts with our recipe for Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken. This is a great way to cook once, and eat several times. I save myself a lot of time, and money, by planning out my meals and prepping ahead of time. You can download my free Menu Planner and Grocery List Printable Set right now. Some of my other favorite make ahead meals are Homemade Italian Meatballs with Homemade Tomato Sauce. These recipes are all wonderful for feeding a crowd, and they freeze well so they’re fabulous freezer meals.

Shopping List

Salad greens, I prefer Romaine
Red Pepper (yellow or orange work also!)
Red Onion
Carrots
Blue Cheese Crumbles
Lime
Ranch Dressing

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How To Questions to Make Buffalo Chicken Salad

Remove the left over slow cooker buffalo chicken salad from the refrigerator, while you prepare the vegetables for the salad.

In a large serving bowl, add a 2 bunches of chopped romaine lettuce.
Top with strips of red peppers, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red onions.
Then, pile on the slow cooked buffalo chicken and crumbled blue cheese.
Serve with ranch dressing and lime wedges.

I like making piles of each of the toppings because it’s really a beautiful way to present the Buffalo Chicken Salad. You can arrange it any way you like.

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Use leftover Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken to make this delicious Buffalo Chicken Salad topped with cool ranch and crumbled blue cheese.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buffalo Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: servings

Author: Ang Paris

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Ingredients

2 bunches romaine lettuce, chopped
1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 red onion sliced, thin
2 large carrots, shredded
1 cup crumbled blue cheese
3 cups slow cooked buffalo chicken, shredded
ranch dressing for serving
1 lime sliced into quarters

Instructions

Remove the left over slow cooker buffalo chicken salad from the refrigerator, while you prepare the vegetables.
In a large serving bowl, add a 2 bunches of chopped romaine lettuce.
Top with strips of red peppers, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red onions.
Then, pile on the slow cooked buffalo chicken and crumbled blue cheese.
Serve with ranch dressing.

Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.