Description
A vibrant and spicy salad featuring seared buffalo chicken, crisp romaine, and cooling blue cheese. Perfect for a quick high-protein lunch or a light dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large chicken breasts, cubed
- 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
- 1 head Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1/2 cup ranch or blue cheese dressing
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season chicken cubes with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear chicken until golden and cooked through (about 6-8 minutes).
- Remove chicken from pan and toss in a bowl with buffalo sauce until fully coated.
- In a large salad bowl, combine chopped romaine, celery, carrots, and red onion.
- Top the greens with the spicy buffalo chicken.
- Drizzle with ranch or blue cheese dressing and garnish with blue cheese crumbles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: American