🥗 What Makes This Recipe So Good
Whole30 buffalo chicken salad is SO good, and even better – it’s SO easy to make! If you’ve got leftover chicken on hand, or maybe you scored a compliant pre-cooked rotisserie chicken at Whole Foods or Sprouts, then you don’t even have to cook anything to make this recipe. Just mix everything together and enjoy! It has all the flavors you’d expect from buffalo wings. Tender chicken, creamy & spicy buffalo sauce, crisp & refreshing celery. You could even add some diced carrots if you typically eat carrots with your wings. I like to have a compliant ranch nearby, too – it’s great for dipping lettuce-wrapped buffalo chicken salad in! This dish is SUPER versatile. You can make a small batch, single serving of chicken salad to enjoy for lunch one day. You can meal prep a full batch and divide it into individual servings to get you through your week. If it’s football season, you can even just make a giant bowl of salad and set it out at your watch party. Serve the salad with celery sticks, cucumbers, and carrot sticks for dipping. Lettuce cups or halved bell peppers for a sandwich-like option.
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
I mentioned earlier that there’s no cooking involved if you can find a compliant pre-cooked chicken or if you have leftover chicken from last night’s dinner. If you want to cook chicken fresh specifically for your salad, that’s totally fine! I highly recommend our recipe for the BEST shredded chicken EVER – complete with 5 different ways to shred your chicken! When it comes to condiments like mayo or ranch, store-bought works just fine, and there are SO many Whole30-compatible options in most grocery stores nowadays. If you prefer to make your own, we’ve got you covered! Check out our recipes for one-minute mayo and Whole30 ranch. They’ll become staples for your Whole30 rounds, I promise.
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