A vibrant palette of deep green spinach leaves scattered with radiant red strips of Buffalo-sautéed chicken, speckles of white from crumbled blue cheese, hints of the celery's dewy green, and a playful scatter of cherry tomatoes gives this dish an invigorating, colorful allure.

Keto Buffalo Chicken Salad

Name: Keto Buffalo Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Chicken breast, 2 lbs cut into strips; Your favorite Buffalo sauce, 1 cup; Unsalted Butter, 2 tbsp; Baby spinach leaves, 3 cups; Celery, 4 stalks diced; Blue cheese, 1/2 cup crumbled; Cherry tomatoes, 10-12 whole; Ranch dressing suitable for Keto, to taste; Olive oil, 2 tbsp; Salt, to taste

Category Main Course

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Style American

Technique Sautéing

Diet Friendly Keto

Daily Recipe: June 13, 2025

This exciting and unexpected dish spins the classic American favorite—Buffalo chicken—into a Keto-friendly, vibrant salad. Star ingredients are fresh baby spinach, deliciously sautéed chicken strips drenched in buttery Buffalo sauce, and crisp celery to add a refreshing crunch.

Ingredients (for 4)

Chicken breast - 2 lbs - cut into strips
Your favorite buffalo sauce - 1 cup
Unsalted butter - 2 tbsp
Baby spinach leaves - 3 cups
Celery - 4 stalks - diced
Blue cheese - 1/2 cup - crumbled
Cherry tomatoes - 10-12 - whole
Ranch dressing suitable for keto - to taste
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Preparation

Step 1 - 🐔🧂👌

Season the chicken breast strips with salt to taste.
Step 2 - 🍳🐔🔥

Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan, add the salted chicken strips and sauté until fully cooked.
Step 3 - 🥘🌶️🧈

In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of your favorite Buffalo sauce and 2 tbsp of unsalted butter, heat them until they combined into a rich, velvety sauce.
Step 4 - 🐔🌶️🥣

Toss the cooked chicken strips in the Buffalo sauce until they are nicely coated.
Step 5 - 🥗🍅🧀

Begin by laying a bed of 3 cups of baby spinach leaves, then add the Buffalo chicken strips, scatter 4 diced celery stalks and 1/2 cup of crumbled blue cheese, and top with 10-12 whole cherry tomatoes.
Step 6 - 🥗💦🍽

Drizzle the assembled salad with a keto-friendly ranch dressing, adjusting the quantity to your taste.

Additional

This dish is an excellent way to put a healthier, diet-friendly spin on a beloved comfort food classic. You can also turn it into an interactive meal by combining the ingredients in individual bowls and let everyone toss their own salad. To bring kids into the cooking process, let them wash the vegetables or crumble the cheese.