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Buffalo Chicken Taco Salad
total 15 mins
author jenn laughlin - peas and crayons
yield 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) cooked chopped/shredded chicken
- 3 TBSP hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot )
- 2 TBSP butter
- 6-8 oz chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 1/2-1 cup chopped/diced tomato
- 1/4-1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4-1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 6-8 cheesy tortilla chips (any brand!)
DRESSING OPTIONS:
- I topped mine with an all-natural ranch dressing and an extra drizzle of hot sauce. Feel free to follow suit! You can also try it with blue cheese dressing or snag your favorite salsa/guacamole to use as a fiesta-worthy salad dressing! Yum!
TASTY TOPPINGS (choose your favorites)
- fresh avocado
- sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- fresh cilantro
- guacamole
- pico de gallo
- salsa verde
- salsa
- lime wedges, for a burst of citrus
Instructions
- Prep your chicken (see notes below) and chop your veggies for the salad.
- Melt butter and combine with hot sauce, whisking to mix.
- Pour sauce over chicken and serve over lettuce with all your favorite toppings from the list above!
- Drizzle with dressing of choice (I opted for ranch and a hearty drizzle of hot sauce) and dig in.
Notes
- This chicken is a fabulous use for leftover or rotisserie chicken! You can also cook it up fresh via your favorite cooking method. Grilled, poached, pressure cooked, slow cooked, baked... anything goes!
- Making this salad for a crowd? It's easily doubled, tripled or quadrupled to feed your hungry family and friends!
- The general rule of thumb is that a serving of chicken is 4 oz, which equates to a 1/2 cup of shredded/chopped chicken. Multiply the chicken and sauce ingredients as needed and then just wing the lettuce and topping measurements, since those are totally customizable and a breeze to toss together.
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