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Delicious Gluten-free Buffalo Chicken Salad

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This Gluten-free Buffalo Chicken Salad is a must make! Ready in under 30 minutes, this is a dairy-free meal for buffalo chicken lovers.

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins

Yield: Serves 3-4 1x

Ingredients

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Crispy Buffalo Chicken:

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, thighs or tenders
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca or arrowroot flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • Avocado oil, butter or ghee or frying
  • 1/2 cup mild or hot buffalo sauce

Salad:

  • Romaine lettuce
  • Blue cheese crumbles (or a dairy-free cheese works – anything you want)
  • Chopped carrots and celery
  • Diced avocado
  • Go-to ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing

Instructions

  1. In a shallow bowl, mix together flour and spices and set aside
  2. In another shallow bowl, whisk together egg
  3. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel (don’t skip this or chicken won’t be as crispy!)
  4. Warm a large skillet with oil over medium/high heat – you want to have a thin even layer of oil and the pan should be HOT to ensure the flour mixture to stay on the chicken when it cooks
  5. Once the skillet is warmed, gently dip each piece into egg then into the flour mixture then add to skillet to cook for about 4-5 minutes over medium heat then flip over and cook for another 4-5 minutes or until ready (chicken should be 165 degrees F)
  6. Allow the chicken to cool on a cooling rack or plate (this ensures the breading doesn’t fall off)
  7. Then gently toss each piece of cooked chicken in buffalo sauce
  8. Slice chicken and add to salad with desired toppings and dressing!

Notes

*Store leftovers in fridge for 5 days

  • Author: Rachel