Buffalo Chicken Taco Salad

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (8 oz) cooked chopped/shredded chicken
  • 3 TBSP hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot)
  • 2 TBSP butter
  • 6-8 oz chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced
  • 1/2-1 cup chopped/diced tomato
  • 1/4-1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4-1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6-8 cheesy tortilla chips (any brand!)
  • DRESSING OPTIONS
  • I topped mine with an all-natural ranch dressing and an extra drizzle of hot sauce. Feel free to follow suit! You can also try it with blue cheese dressing or snag your favorite salsa/guacamole to use as a fiesta-worthy salad dressing! Yum!
  • TASTY TOPPINGS (choose your favorites)
  • fresh avocado
  • sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
  • fresh cilantro
  • guacamole
  • pico de gallo
  • salsa verde
  • salsa
  • lime wedges, for a burst of citrus

Directions

  1. Prep your chicken (see notes below) and chop your veggies for the salad.
  2. Melt butter and combine with hot sauce, whisking to mix.
  3. Pour sauce over chicken and serve over lettuce with all your favorite toppings from the list above!
  4. Drizzle with dressing of choice (I opted for ranch and a hearty drizzle of hot sauce) and dig in.

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