Spicy and flavorful twist on a classic chicken salad. This tasty buffalo chicken salad is made with an addition of sriracha sauce, green onions, celery, and Monterrey Jack cheese.
BUFFALO CHICKEN SALAD
If you want some delicious ideas to pack into your picnic basket, I’ve got one that will knock your sock off! And, depending on how much extra sriracha sauce you will add, it might keep kicking.
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped at this new little cafe that serves nothing but chicken salads. Yes, an entire menu based on chicken salads. I tried their Southern Chicken Salad, which was SO delicious. I’ve only tried a potato salad in a southern style before and this was a chicken salad with eggs, pickles, and a little mustard.
It was very tasty but what I liked the most was the texture.
Up until that day, the only way I’ve made and tried chicken salad was by dicing the chicken and mixing it with additional flavors and sauces. It never even occurred to me to shred the chicken first and then dice it.
The result is amazing, the chicken salad is a lot softer and juicier, and the flavors that are added to the chicken salad are also spread more evenly throughout the salad. The whole combination really makes a much more satisfying bite.
This scrumptious buffalo chicken salad would be a perfect dish to pack with you on a picnic. You can eat it as a dip with some pretzels, or as a salad on top of some spinach and veggies, or as a wrap sandwich. Either way you serve it, it will be absolutely delicious.
Spicy buffalo chicken salad also goes perfectly with ranch and blue cheese dressings if you’d like to serve it on the sandwich or with a salad.
Some More Potluck Salad Recipes:
Lemon Pepper Rotisserie Chicken Salad
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Zesty Buffalo Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced green onions
- 4 oz Monterrey Jack cheese diced
- 6 Tbsp buffalo sauce
- 2-3 Tbsp sriracha sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Salt
Instructions
- Boil chicken until fully done and set side to cool until it can be handled. (Cook time will depend on the thickness of the chicken breasts.)
- Once the chicken is cooled, shred the chicken using two forks. After all the chicken is shredded, finely dice shredded chicken.
- Place all shredded and diced chicken into the mixing bowl.
- Add diced celery, green onion, and cheese. Add some salt and mix until evenly incorporated.
- Add buffalo sauce, sriracha sauce, and sour cream. Mix well.
- Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition
Aleah Harris says
This looks so delicious. Do you think I could freeze it? How long will it last in the refrigerator as well?
LyubaB says
Hi Aleah,
This recipe has sour cream which doesn’t stand up well to freezing. It will break down and make the texture different but some people don’t mind it so you could try it and see what you think. You can keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Kat says
My husband and I love this recipe. It is an easy lunch. I usually use a rotisserie chicken. Thanks for sharing!
LyubaB says
Thanks, Barbara!
Barbara says
Great recipe! Easy and delicious.
Lisa Prusasky says
Awesome recipe!
LyubaB says
Thanks so much, Lisa!
Debbie says
Tweaked it…no sriracha, way more buffalo sauce, a shot of ranch, a bit of mayo, some avocado and feta instead of jack ( just because I wanted to keep it creamy) and served it over shredded lettuce. It was amazing! Great basic recipe to then adjust to your own taste. Thank you!!
LyubaB says
Debbie, thanks for trying it! I’m glad you liked it!