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All the delicious familiar buffalo chicken flavors make this healthy, Keto friendly salad a mouth watering, quick and easy lunch or weeknight meal!
Duration
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 496kcal
Calories: 496kcal
Ingredients
For the Buffalo Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup plain pork rinds
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce
- 2 whole eggs beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch of salt
- Keto friendly oil of your choice (for frying)
For the Salad
- 8 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 8 sliced uncured bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup English cucumber chopped
- 2/3 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1/2 batch Blue cheese dressing
Instructions
To Make the Buffalo Chicken Tenders
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To make the breading, mix the pork rinds, parmesan cheese, smoked paprika, salt and the almond flour together in a food processor and grind it to a fine powder. Set up a breading station with your chicken, beaten eggs and breading mixture.
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Dip the chicken tenders in the egg, then in the breading and sauté in oil in a large nonstick skillet (I used light olive oil) for about 4-6 minutes on each side or until they reach an internal temperature of at least 165F.
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Allow to drain on paper towels, while you finish frying the remaining tenders.
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Add the wing sauce to a bowl and dip the cooked chicken tenders in the sauce to coat them. Slice the tenders and set aside while you prepare the salad.
To Assemble the Salad
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Add the lettuce to a bowl. Top with the crumbled bacon, blue cheese crumbles, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and the sliced buffalo chicken tenders.
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Add a healthy drizzle of the blue cheese dressing right before serving
Nutrition
Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g
Keto Blue Cheese Dressing
Thick and creamy with chunks of blue cheese makes this dressing spectacular! So easy to make and only takes 2 minutes to mix up.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup blue cheese crumbles divided
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Put all the ingredients except for the ⅓ cup of the blue cheese, in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until well combined. Mix in the remaining ⅓ cup of the blue cheese, just until combined. That’s it!
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Serve with an iceberg wedge or other salad of your choice.
Notes
If you don’t have a food processor, you can just whisk the ingredients together.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sugar: 1g
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