Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese Recipe

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Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 salads

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

4 slices bacon

9 ounces cubed cooked chicken

1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

3 tablespoons Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

2 plum tomatoes

seeded and chopped

4 radishes

diced

1 ½ cups chopped romaine lettuce

½ cup diced cucumber

1 stalk celery

sliced

2 slices red onion

chopped

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

3 tablespoons blue cheese salad dressing

or to taste

Chef John's Chicken a la King

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and let cool.

Step 2

Reheat chicken in the bacon fat seasoning with salt and pepper until just starting to brown about 3 minutes. Drain chicken on paper towels and place in a large bowl. Add wing sauce and stir to coat all the pieces. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Break bacon into pieces and combine with chicken. Add tomatoes radishes lettuce cucumber celery red onion blue cheese and dressing. Toss salad and divide between 2 plates.

Nutritional Information

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 615.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 45.6g 91%

Carbohydrates: 14.9g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 3.2g 13%

Sugars: 5.4g

Fat: 41.5g 64%

Saturated Fat: 12.4g 62%

Cholesterol: 135.9mg 45%

Vitamin A Iu: 3463.4IU 69%

Niacin Equivalents: 18.3mg 141%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 34%

Vitamin C: 29.4mg 49%

Folate: 111.6mcg 28%

Calcium: 177.1mg 18%

Iron: 2.8mg 15%

Magnesium: 60.4mg 22%

Potassium: 869.3mg 24%

Sodium: 1733.6mg 69%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 29%

Calories From Fat: 373.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.