Buffalo Chicken Salad Sandwich

Caught the Sunday blues stressing about the upcoming work week? Save this recipe for an easy brown-bag lunch. The Healthy Maven’s buffalo chicken salad makes for one heckuva sandwich filling–spicy, tangy and full of protein-packed chicken breast. Save time by using leftover chicken or store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Buffalo Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts (8 ounces), cooked and shredded
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 green onions (whites and light green only), chopped
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce (certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 8 slices whole wheat bread

Directions

Combine chicken, celery and onion in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine all other ingredients. Add wet ingredients to chicken and mix well.

Serve atop bread or celery.

Will keep for several days in an airtight container in the fridge.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 4 |  Serving Size: 1/4 recipe + 2 slices of whole wheat bread

Per serving: Calories: 270; Total Fat: 7g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Monounsaturated Fat: 2g; Cholesterol: 40mg; Sodium: 475mg; Carbohydrate: 34g; Dietary Fiber: 4g; Sugar: 7g; Protein: 19g

Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 129mg; Iron: 14%; Vitamin A: 17%; Vitamin C: 9%; Calcium: 7% 

Davida is a healthy living blogger behind The Healthy Maven, where she writes about healthy food, fitness and her insatiable sweet tooth. She aims to create delicious recipes that are healthy, gluten-free and filled with good-for-you ingredients but still taste as authentic as the originals. It’s not rare that she’ll throw spinach in her brownies! Check out more of her recipes on her blog and follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Photo courtesy of Davida Kugelmass. Recipe originally posted on The Healthy Maven.

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