A delicious and healthy salad full of vegetables and topped with crispy buffalo chicken to give it a kick!
What You Will Need
Chicken breast tenderloins, eggs, flour, all purpose seasoning, lemon pepper, black pepper, vegetable oil, buffalo sauce, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, hard boiled eggs, colby jack cheese, croutons, and ranch dressing are all the ingredients you need to this simple recipe. You will need a deep dish skillet or fryer to fry the chicken in.
Step by Step Instructions
Pour enough vegetable oil to just cover bite sized chicken pieces into a deep dish skillet or deep fryer. Heat over medium heat while preparing chicken.
Slice chicken breast tenderloins into bite sized pieces.

In one bowl, add flour, all purpose seasoning, lemon pepper, and black pepper. Stir until well combined.
In a separate bowl, add eggs. Whisk together until well blended.
Bread the chicken pieces by dunking them in the egg mixture and then dredging in the flour mixture, working in small batches.

Add the breaded chicken pieces to the hot frying oil and fry until golden brown and cooked through.

Remove from the frying oil and repeat the process until all the chicken is fried.
Once all the chicken has been fried, add to a large mixing bowl. Pour buffalo sauce over fried chicken and toss to coat.

Now it is time to assemble the salads.
Start by plating a handful or two of leafy greens (spring mix and/or romaine lettuce). Top with halved cherry tomatoes, quartered cucumbers, and sliced hard boiled eggs.

Add shredded colby jack cheese and croutons.

Top with buffalo chicken and ranch dressing.

Enjoy!
Tips & Advice
You could absolutely “cheat” and buy frozen boneless buffalo wings to make this recipe even easier.
Printable Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1-2 lbs chicken breast tenderloins
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour *roughly
- All Purpose Seasoning *to taste
- Lemon Pepper *to taste
- Black Pepper *to taste
- Vegetable Oil *for frying
- 11 oz buffalo sauce
- 5 oz leafy greens *spring mix and/or chopped romaine
- 5 oz cherry tomatoes *halved
- 1 cucumber *sliced and quartered
- 4 hard boiled eggs *sliced
- 4 oz colby jack cheese *shredded
- Croutons *to taste
- Ranch Dressing *to taste
Instructions
- Pour enough vegetable oil to just cover bite sized chicken pieces into a deep dish skillet or deep fryer. Heat over medium heat while preparing chicken.
- Slice chicken breast tenderloins into bite sized pieces.
- In one bowl, add flour, all purpose seasoning, lemon pepper, and black pepper. Stir until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, add eggs. Whisk together until well blended.
- Bread the chicken pieces by dunking them in the egg mixture and then dredging in the flour mixture, working in small batches.
- Add the breaded chicken pieces to the hot frying oil and fry until golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove from the frying oil and repeat the process until all the chicken is fried.
- Once all the chicken has been fried, add to a large mixing bowl. Pour buffalo sauce over fried chicken and toss to coat.
- Assemble the salads. Start by plating a handful or two of leafy greens (spring mix and/or romaine lettuce). Top with halved cherry tomatoes, quartered cucumbers, and sliced hard boiled eggs. Add shredded colby jack cheese and croutons. Top with buffalo chicken and ranch dressing.
- Enjoy!