Honey Hot Chicken Salad

4.50 from 112 votes

A mouth-watering salad packed with fresh ingredients drenched in honey hot chicken.

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 576kcal

Author: Jessica

In a small bowl add the cooked and diced chicken, honey garlic sauce and buffalo wing 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 diced red onions, bell pepper, cucumber, cheddar cheese (optional), and the honey hot chicken. Serve immediately.

Homemade honey garlic sauce and buffalo wing sauce are highly recommended.
Any kind of chicken can be used for this recipe, such as chicken tenders, chicken thighs, whole roasted chicken, shredded rotisserie chicken, and even leftover turkey!
Make it vegan by substituting the chicken for crispy tofu, using a creamy vegan dressing and omitting the cheese.
Use this salad as a sandwich filling in either a tortilla wrap or a toasted hoagie roll.
Use your discretion when it comes to adding the hot sauce. This recipe is spicy but not insanely spicy. If you want it spicier, use a hotter hot sauce; if you want it milder, use less hot sauce or even no hot sauce at all.
Assembled, this salad does not stand up well to storing. If you want to make this salad ahead, prep all of the individual ingredients, store them separately and assemble the salad when you are ready to eat.
If you don't like honey garlic sauce, you can use homemade teriyaki sauce instead!