Buffalo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 616 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 2 slices red onion, chopped
• ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
• ½ cup diced cucumber
• 1 ½ cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 3 tablespoons blue cheese salad dressing, or to taste
• 4 radishes, diced
• 9 ounces cubed cooked chicken
• 3 tablespoons Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped

Recipe Instructions

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.