Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

Cinco de Mayo - Meat and Poultry

Perfect for a summer evening but good any time of the year. Adjust the salad ingredients to your own taste. This is the combination that we prefer.

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

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

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

Jalapeno Margaritas

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

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.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.