Let me introduce basically my ALL TIME FAVORITE salad; Honey hot chicken salad! It is something I have been making for the last 10 years at least, and I am not stopping any time soon!
It is like having honey hot chicken wing pieces on a SALAD. Kind of a chicken wings made kind of healthy thing…
To prepare this salad takes about 25 minutes from start to finish. It really does not get any quicker or easier than that right!?!
Ok, let's get started!
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starring, homemade honey garlic sauce
For this recipe you will also have to grab my Honey Garlic Sauce recipe! It is SUPER easy. It takes only 7 ingredients and 10 minutes to whip up!
the salad
Honey Hot Chicken Salad is a big pile of fresh romaine lettuce tossed with (preferably) ranch dressing, but feel free to us what ever dressing you like. Then it is topped with a ton of fresh chopped veggies; red bell pepper, red onions, cucumber, and a touch of shredded cheddar cheese.
Next comes the good part, this is where the magic really comes in. Top it off with some diced chicken breast tossed with hot sauce and homemade honey garlic sauce!!!!
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Honey Hot Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and diced
- ¼ cup Honey Garlic Sauce
- ¼ cup Hot Sauce
- 2 heads of Romaine Lettuce, chopped and washed
- 3-6 Tablespoons Ranch Dressing, or any dressing of choice
- ½ medium Red Onion, diced
- 1 large Red Bell Pepper, diced
- ½ Cucumber, diced
- Cheese, shredded (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl add cooked and diced chicken, the honey garlic sauce, and hot sauce. Toss to fully combine.
- In a separate large bowl toss the chopped romaine with your choice of dressing.
- Transfer the salad to two large plates or bowls. Top with red onions, bell pepper, cucumber, cheese (optional), and the Honey Hot Chicken.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 792Total Fat: 38gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 1668mgCarbohydrates: 68gFiber: 15gSugar: 50gProtein: 51g
Please Note- The nutritional information provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator and it will vary based on the ingredients that you use.
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Whoa! That looks and sounds delicious nutritious! My fam would love this-
I hope they love it! This salad is my FAVOURITE! 🙂
this was soooooo hot and we love hot food....maybe I should not have used tobacco hot sauce....
I meant tobasco
Yes, Tabasco hot sauce would be a little too hot for this recipe, I would recommend using a sauce like Frank's Red Hot!