I’ve made this salad for years now, but always breaded my own chicken tenders to put on it. One night, I was making the oh-so-complicated dinner of frozen chicken nuggets and Mac and Cheese for my kids, with no plan for the grown up meal other than to raid the fridge, when it dawned on me that I could make an easy buffalo chicken salad using their chicken nuggets! How genius is that?! They don’t like spicy buffalo, but I love it, so we both win. No second “kid-friendly” meal for me here! I felt like it was pretty genius.
I use a very specific brand of chicken nugget for this. I use the Purdue Simply Smart Organic Chicken Nuggets (I get them at Costco). They are so good! They get nice and crispy and are chicken breast meat. I always bake them in the oven and would not recommend microwaving them for a salad like this (yuck). I would definitely not use any sort of animal shaped chicken nugget product type food either. These are real chicken, real breading, and real delicious. (This is not a sponsored post, they are just chicken nuggets our whole family actually really likes). If you haven’t tried them, you need to!
To make this easy buffalo chicken salad, cook the chicken nuggets in the oven according to package directions. While the chicken is cooking, slice tomatoes, avocado, and chop the red onion. On a plate, layer the mixed greens, red onion, tomato, avocado, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, crumbled gorgonzola cheese, and crushed blue corn tortilla chips. When the chicken is done cooking, add it to a bowl and pour buffalo sauce over the top. Stir to coat the chicken, then place on top of the salad. Drizzle your favorite ranch dressing over the top and that’s it! Couldn’t be any easier and comes together in 15 minutes! The best part is that when your salad is done, so is the food for the kids!
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Easy Buffalo Chicken Salads
Ingredients
Purdue Simply Smart Organic Chicken Nuggets
Frank’s Buffalo Sauce
Mixed Greens
Sliced grape tomatoes
Red onion, chopped
Avocado, sliced
Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
Crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
Blue corn chips, crushed
Ranch dressing
Instructions
*Use the amount of ingredients that you need for the number of salads you plan to make.
Bake the chicken nuggets according to package directions. When the chicken nuggets are done cooking, place in a bowl and top with a drizzle of Frank’s buffalo sauce. Stir to coat the chicken.
On a plate, layer the mixed greens, tomato, avocado, red onion, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, gorgonzola, and crushed corn chips. Top with the buffalo chicken and ranch.