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Smoky chicken, crisp lettuce, and homemade Ranch make this Buffalo chicken salad the perfect healthy meal prep lunch!

Whether you're eating lunch at home or packing it for work, Buffalo chicken salad is about to become your new go-to.

a bowl of buffalo chicken salad with hard boiled egg and avocado, and a serving of this salad in a smaller bowl, surrounded by hard boiled eggs

Shredded Buffalo Chicken Salad

I'm obsessed with buffalo chicken, so I usually have some shredded in my fridge, which is what I use for this salad. But don't worry, making buffalo chicken is a ridiculously simple two-step process, and you can keep it on hand for your favorite buffalo chicken recipes.

Ingredients

The base is shredded Buffalo chicken. You’ll also need shredded lettuce, avocado, blue cheese crumbles (shredded Mozzarella or even feta make good swaps), Ranch dressing, and Buffalo sauce. I also like to add boiled eggs to the salad, but it’s optional.

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Salad

As you’ll see in the video below, this Buffalo chicken salad couldn’t be any easier. Here’s how to make it:

Cook the Buffalo chicken.
You can use my slow cooker Buffalo chicken recipe, or toss shredded rotisserie chicken with ½ to 1 cup Buffalo sauce.
Prep the toppings.
Chop the lettuce, boil the eggs, and store both in airtight containers for up to 5 days. You can make it ahead.
Assemble the salad.
Layer lettuce in a bowl or lunch container, top it with Buffalo chicken, blue cheese crumbles, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and avocado slices. Finally, drizzle Ranch dressing.

dressing being poured over a buffalo chicken salad bowl

Best Dressing for Buffalo Chicken Salad

Whenever Buffalo Chicken is involved, I reach for the Ranch dressing! You can also go with homemade Blue Cheese Dressing with Yogurt if you prefer.

Laura’s Favorite Add-ins

I pile my salads HIGH with toppings, and you really can’t go wrong pulling in your favorite veggies for this one. Some great additions are bacon, diced red onion, and cherry tomatoes.

Salad Meal Prep Tips & Ideas

You want to make sure to prep it right to avoid a soggy salad come noon Tuesday. For perfectly crisp, fresh salads:

Keep high-moisture contents separate from the lettuce. Anything with excess moisture, such as salsa, chopped tomatoes, and sauce, will cause the lettuce to wilt. My tip: pack them in a separate container alongside the salad. When you’re ready to eat, top it over the salad and enjoy.
Make sure to pack the dressing in a separate sauce container.
Allow all cooked ingredients to reach room temperature before packing them into lunch containers. Tossing hot ingredients with cold lettuce and storing them for later will result in an inedible mess.

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Buffalo Chicken Salad

Servings: 4 salads

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

Smoky chicken, crisp lettuce, and homemade Ranch make this Buffalo chicken salad the perfect healthy meal prep lunch!

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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

Ranch dressing:

½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch of salt and pepper

Salad:

1 head Iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 avocado, peeled, cored, and diced
½ cup Blue cheese crumbles
2 cups cooked Buffalo Chicken
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
Ranch dressing
Buffalo sauce, for drizzling

Instructions

For the Dressing:

In a lidded jar, combine the mayonnaise, milk, parsley, dill, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Cover with lid, seal, and shake to combine. Refrigerate and use for up to a week.

For the Salad:

Place the chopped lettuce into a large serving bowl.
In one row, place the sliced avocado over the lettuce, repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the sliced eggs. Drizzle with Ranch dressing and additional buffalo sauce. Toss to combine.