Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Salad

This spicy buffalo chicken salad contains all your favorite buffalo flavors! Low carb, keto, and gluten free recipe.

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I *love* the flavor of spicy buffalo sauce - I've use it for wings, a dip, an almond snack and on ribs! You can see them all here! The combination of hot sauce and butter is fantastic - and very low carb! So with summer well and truly here I decided to use the same sauce for a chicken salad!

With this recipe I've served the chicken cold, but there's really no reason why it shouldn't be served warm if you prefer. Personally I like the convenience of preparing the chicken in advance. I can make it during the day when I have some energy - then assemble the salad in the evening (or even for lunch) pretty quickly.

You might also like my keto buffalo chicken nuggets!

How to Make a Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Salad

Cook the chicken breasts by your preferred method. You could grill or broil them, then chop them up, or chop them up first and then sauté them. If using the latter method, you can cook the sauce in the same pan - just make sure that you remove the chicken with a slotted spoon, discard any cooking liquids, then make the sauce.

When the chicken is cooked, prepare the sauce by adding butter, hot sauce, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce and salt to the saucepan. Stir until fully combined, then add the cooked chicken. Cook over a medium heat for five minutes, stirring the chicken frequently to coat it in the sauce.

Transfer the chicken and sauce to bowl, and leave to cool. Place in the fridge if necessary.

To assemble the salad, chop up some iceberg lettuce and place it in a serving bowl. Add some diced avocado and the cooled chicken. Finish with a sprinkle of blue cheese crumbles and a squirt of mayonnaise. Oh you could also add some chopped celery to your salad if you like!

This is a BIG buffalo chicken salad for two people to share - but with only 4g net carbs per serving, you can fill your boots! You could also serve it as an appetizer, or part of a buffet table!

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Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Salad

5 from 2 votes

This spicy chicken salad has all your favorite buffalo flavors!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Cooling time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Makes: 2 Servings

Net Carbs: 4

Calories: 556

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

 

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• 2 skinless chicken breasts
• ¼ cup hot sauce
• 2 tbs unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• salt
• 4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
• 1 avocado diced
• 1 stick celery chopped
• ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
• 2 tbs mayonnaise

Equipment

• Lea & Perrins Original Worcestershire Sauce (5 oz)

Step-by-Step Instructions

 

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1. Cook the chicken breasts by your preferred method.
2. If using a sauté pan, remove the cooked chicken with a slotted spoon, discard any cooking liquids, then make the sauce.
3. Prepare the sauce by adding butter, hot sauce, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce and salt to the saucepan. Stir until fully combined, then add the cooked chicken. Cook over a medium heat for five minutes, stirring the chicken frequently to coat it in the sauce.
4. Transfer the chicken and sauce to bowl, and leave to cool.
5. To assemble the salad, place the lettuce in a serving bowl. Then add the avocado, celery, and the cooled chicken. Finish with a sprinkle of blue cheese crumbles and a squirt of mayonnaise.

Nutrition

Calories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 30gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 1302mgFiber: 7gSugar: 2gNet Carbs: 4g

Notes

4g net carbs per serving (based on half recipe).

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Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. Net carbs are calculated as the total grams carbs minus the total grams of fiber.