Buffalo Chicken Salad

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Buffalo Chicken Salad

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Chill time: 1 hour

This Buffalo Chicken Salad is so full of spicy flavor and is always a crowd favorite. 

Shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, celery, carrots and ranch create a flavorful, spicy (but not too spicy) chicken salad perfect for sandwiches!

How To Make Buffalo Chicken Salad

A glass bowl of chopped cooked chicken surrounded by bowls of sliced celery, shredded carrots, ranch seasoning, hot sauce, mayonnaise, and ranch dressing on a marble surface.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup mild buffalo sauce
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
  • Ranch for drizzling
A plate with a buffalo chicken sandwich topped with celery, ranch dressing, and hot sauce, next to a small bowl of ranch and a celery stick, on a checkered napkin.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. In a large bowl combine your shredded chicken, mayonnaise, buffalo sauce, chopped celery, carrots and dry ranch seasoning.

  • A glass bowl with chopped cooked chicken, shredded carrots, and celery sticks, next to a measuring cup containing buffalo sauce on a white surface.
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  • A glass bowl containing a mixture of shredded ingredients coated in a creamy yellow sauce sits on a white marble surface.

2. Refrigerate for 1 hour to chill.

3. Place on bread or croissants and top with a little ranch dressing and drizzle of hot sauce.

4. Serve!

A close-up of a chicken salad sandwich with buffalo sauce and ranch dressing on thick white bread, placed on a white plate with a blue rim.

Tips and Tricks

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • You can use any hot sauce you like but I like to use Franks Wing Sauce.
  • This is also great with crackers.
A buffalo chicken sandwich topped with ranch dressing and served with celery sticks on a white plate.

Buffalo Chicken Salad

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A chicken sandwich on thick white bread is topped with buffalo sauce and ranch dressing, served on a white plate with a red checkered napkin underneath.
Prep Time:5 minutes
Chill Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup mild buffalo sauce
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
  • Ranch for drizzling

Instructions

  • In a large bowl combine your shredded chicken, mayonnaise, buffalo sauce, chopped celery, carrots and dry ranch seasoning.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour to chill.
  • Place on bread or croissants and top with a little ranch dressing and drizzle of hot sauce.
  • Serve!
Servings: 4 people

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