Love buffalo chicken? Try my easy recipe for homemade Buffalo Chicken Salad made with just 8 ingredients and in ten minutes time. Let it chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve on sandwiches or with crackers.
Ahhh buffalo chicken lovers unite. We love chicken salad in our house, and typically eat at Chicken Salad Chick a few times a month. My husband and son LOVE the buffalo chicken salad from there. I knew I could make my own version for half the price and that how my easy recipe for Buffalo Chicken Salad came about. This chicken salad is studded with lots of Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, minced celery, and more. It is perfect being served as a sandwich or on the side with crackers. Doing the low-carb thing? Perfect, place the buffalo chicken salad in a large piece of romaine. Fold and enjoy as a lettuce wrap!
Table of contents
Ingredients
- Mayonnaise – I use a full fat mayo as I’m a traditionalist. If you prefer Miracle Whip you could use that too. Just know it will alter the flavor.
- Buffalo sauce – I love Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce, and that’s what I always use. If you want the chicken salad spicier you can add additional buffalo sauce.
- Bleu cheese – If you like blue cheese you can add it in, but if not you won’t miss much!
- Shredded cheddar – A little cheddar goes a long way and I promise you’ll get a little bit of cheese in every bite. If you are on a dairy-free diet you can omit this.
- Green onions – I like a mild onion flavor without it over powering the chicken salad.
- Diced celery – I love a little crunch in my chicken salad so diced celery is a must.
- Parsley – I love the taste of fresh parsley so if I have it on hand that is what I’ll use.
- Cooked chicken – I like to make my life easy and pull the chicken right from a store-bought cooked rotisserie.
- Hawaiian Rolls – We love kings Hawaiian rolls so we use those, but the spicy buffalo chicken salad is also great as lettuce wraps or slathered on crackers.
Directions
I put together a quick video to show you how easy it is to make buffalo chicken salad in minutes. Below you’ll find the step-by-step photos plus written instructions. Hope both the video and the static instructions below help!
- In a large bowl combine mayonnaise and buffalo sauce. Mix well then add in the bleu cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, green onion, diced celery and parsley.
- Mix well, then add in the chopped cooked chicken. Mix one last time until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, and then portion out onto sandwiches.
FAQs
Take pre-cooked chicken, shred or chop into bite-size pieces. Then mix together mayonnaise, salt and pepper, some diced celery, fresh parsley, and onion flakes. Mix well and then refrigerate. If you prefer to add a flavor you can add buffalo sauce like my recipe, dried fruit, nuts, or cheese.
According to the USDA chicken salad is good for 3-5 days if properly stored in a cold refrigerator (stored at 40 degrees or lower).
You can freeze chicken salad it just will not be the same as if it were fresh. I would advise just freezing the cooked chicken, thawing and making new chicken salad when your ready to enjoy it. Do not freeze if the chicken salad is over 5 days old. Note: mayonnaise does not freeze well and will separate causing a different texture once thawed.
Tips & Tricks
Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve found helpful when making buffalo chicken salad sandwich.
- Cheese – We do not like blue cheese so we omit that out of the recipe altogether. However, if you like blue cheese add that plus the cheddar. It’s adds so much flavor.
- Store bought chicken – Save time and energy and buy a rotisserie chicken. You can use half the chicken breast for this chicken salad and the rest for a soup or another meal.
- Dairy Free – To make this recipe dairy free omit the blue cheese and cheddar cheese. You’ll still have all the great buffalo flavor without the dairy.
- Ways to enjoy – You can serve the spicy buffalo chicken salad on bread, in lettuce for wraps, or on crackers.
- Spicy – If you like spicy food this chicken salad in on the mild side. Feel free to add additional buffalo sauce to kick up the heat.
- Recipe Yields – This recipe yields roughly 2.5 cups of chicken salad.
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Buffalo Chicken Salad
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup bleu cheese
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar
- ¼ cup green onions
- ¼ cup diced celery
- ½ teaspoon parsley
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine mayonnaise and buffalo sauce. Mix well then add in the bleu cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, green onion, diced celery and parsley. Mix well, then add in the chopped cooked chicken. Mix one last time until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Make sandwiches or serve on crackers or lettuce wraps.
Video
Notes
- Cheese – We do not like blue cheese so we omit that out of the recipe altogether. However, if you like blue cheese add that plus the cheddar. It’s adds so much flavor.
- Store bought chicken – Save time and energy and buy a rotisserie chicken. You can use half the chicken breast for this chicken salad and the rest for a soup or another meal.
- Dairy Free – To make this recipe dairy free omit the blue cheese and cheddar cheese. You’ll still have all the great buffalo flavor without the dairy.
- Ways to enjoy – You can serve the spicy buffalo chicken salad on bread, in lettuce for wraps, or on crackers.
- Spicy – If you like spicy food this chicken salad in on the mild side. Feel free to add additional buffalo sauce to kick up the heat.
- Recipe Yields – This recipe yields roughly 2.5 cups of chicken salad.
Nutrition
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Randy Rich
URIKA !!! Sounds awesome.
A new twist to chicken salad !!
I’ll keep ya posted on the results !!
Katie
Yes! I think you’ll love it, Randy!
Maria
By bleu cheese, do you mean crumbles or bleu cheese dressing?
Thanks
Katie
Hi Marla–I used crumbled bleu cheese that I just mixed into the chicken salad. But I’m sure you could use bleu cheese dressing if you would like.
Nutmeg Nanny
Oh wow these look so perfect! I can’t wait to make these babies for my husband 🙂
Katie
Thanks Brandy! They are delicious! I think you guys will love them!
Suzanne
I remember these! Glad to hear you tweaked the amount of buffalo sauce.
Katie
They were so good!!! And better now with more buffalo sauce!
Justin @ Marlows Kitchen
I have to make these. Could I leave out the bleu cheese? Bleu cheese is my nemesis unfortunately.
Katie
Justin you could definitely leave out bleu cheese. I’m not a fan of it and didn’t mind it in the sandwiches!
addie | culicurious
Great idea, Katie! I also find sandwiches to be very challenging to photograph.
Katie
Glad to read I’m not alone on photographing sandwiches.
Amy Kim (@kimchi_mom)
These sounds pretty damn good! Where can I get buffalo sauce? Is that like Frank’s Red Hot sauce?
Katie
Thanks Amy! Yes, I used Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce!!!
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen
Awesome recipe, Katie! I am just enamored with this sandwich idea. Hubby and I are bona fide Buffalo Chicken anything fanatics. You just made my recipe round-up for the Buffalo Chicken category. Thanks so much for sharing!
Katie
Thanks Stacy! I hope it lives up to your expectations! 🙂
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)
Soo tasty! I love buffalo chicken so very much.
Katie
Thanks Ashley! We love buffalo anything in our home!
Jess
Oh my this sounds amazing! Need to try this!!
Pinned!! 🙂
Katie
Thanks Jess! Let me know what you think when you make it!
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite
Chicken salad sandwiches are my most favorite sandwich! Now I’m going to need to add buffalo sauce to them.
Katie
Meagan, I’m the same way! I didn’t start enjoying chicken salad until this year and now I’m getting crazy with all the variations!