Spicy wings with celery and blue cheese dressing are so popular these days, but this girl is all about the buffalo chicken salad with blue cheese dressing.
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Marzetti, but all opinions are our own.
Cade loves spicy buffalo chicken wings, but I’d rather have sweet bbq or teriyaki wings. I don’t really do the whole spicy thing. But with Father’s Day quickly approaching I can’t help but want to push aside my own likes and think more about what would make Cade happy. This salad is totally everything I’ve learned about marriage.
Well, not everything. Because I’ve also learned that “none of us marry perfection; we marry potential” Elder Dallin H. Oaks. That has been an amazing reminder for me. Totally doesn’t apply to this salad though, Cade says it already is perfection which of course I had to reply with, “So why don’t you marry it!” Because I’m 7 and ridiculous.
The point is, marriage is all about learning to be full of love. Love is unselfish, love is kind, love it giving and love is mindful. So I don’t like spicy, why should Cade have to live his life never having something he loves for dinner because I don’t like it? But because Cade is the most generous soul ever he would never ask me to do that which only makes me want to do things for him even more, hence the buffalo chicken salad with blue cheese dressing.
So we meet halfway. I don’t want a big plate of wings, but I love a good salad. This one is packed full of fresh veggies, something we both not only love and crave (we are really big on packing in as man fruits and veggies into our day as possible. You’d be surprised how much better you feel and how much less you crave the junk when you eat more fresh veggies) but it also helps to balance out that spicy chicken. Oh and the croutons! You guys, it’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls we turned into sweet and salty, crunchy little croutons of heaven.
It’s not crazy spicy, but it definitely needs cool, crunchy veggies and a light and creamy dressing like this Marzetti Blue Cheese Dressing. We can’t be perfect in everything we do, but we love that certain food choices are the potential for a healthier life. That’s why we’ve become picky with salad dressings. We chose Marzetti because there aren’t any MSG’s, preservative free and it’s real food that tastes like I made it myself. It’s perfect with this salad. See, Cade gets what he wants, I get what I want, and we both appreciate each other for being mindful of the other. And seriously, if you take away one thing other than putting a little more effort into marriage, let it be that it’s the season for fresh veggies and we challenge you to make this the summer of fresh and wonderful. Marzetti dressings, fresh veggies and sunshine. Yup, that’s perfection.
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Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Description
Ingredients
For the Buffalo Sauce
- 1/3 Cup Franks Hot Sauce
- 3 teaspoons Vinegar
- 1 Dash Worcestershire Sauce
- Pinch Cayenne
- Dash Garlic Powder
- 1/4 Cup Butter
For the Salad
- 2 Small Chicken Breasts, chopped
- 1/2 Cup Celery
- 1/2 Cup Carrots, sliced
- 1 Cup Sugar Snap Peas
- 1 Cup Tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 Bundle Romain Lettuce, chopped
- [Marzetti] Blue Cheese Dressing
For the Croutons
- 2 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, cut in 1" cubes
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add all of the buffalo sauce ingredients and whisk until smooth, about 3 minutes.1/3 Cup Franks Hot Sauce, 3 teaspoons Vinegar, 1 Dash Worcestershire Sauce, Pinch Cayenne, Dash Garlic Powder, 1/4 Cup Butter
- Set aside.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil.Olive Oil
- Add the bread and cook, stirring occasionally for 5-6 minutes or until golden and crunchy.2 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- Add a sprinkling of salt and set aside on a plate.Sea Salt
- Heat the skillet back to medium high heat and add a drizzle of olive oil.Olive Oil
- Add the chicken and a sprinkling of salt and pepper.2 Small Chicken Breasts
- Cook, stirring occasionally until golden and cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
- Turn the heat to low and stir in the buffalo sauce and then remove from the heat.
- To assemble, add the chopped lettuce to a platter.1/2 Bundle Romain Lettuce
- Layer the chicken, veggies and croutons and then drizzle with dressing.1/2 Cup Celery, 1/2 Cup Carrots, 1 Cup Sugar Snap Peas, 1 Cup Tomatoes, [Marzetti] Blue Cheese Dressing
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
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This post was sponsored by Marzetti
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The Marzetti® Brand. The opinions and text are all mine.
stanp
This looks like a perfect blend of having buffalo wings and a salad ..all in one dish. The added ingredients to the basic hot sauce a plus…your great pics of the dishes on your blog always add incentive to try the recipe.
Sweet Basil
So nice of you, thank you!
shawn @ I Wash You Dry
I love buffalo chicken with blue cheese dressing! This salad looks like perfection!
Sweet Basil
Thanks Shawn!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
I wish I had this for lunch today!!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Marzetti dressings are so good! I need to whip up this salad! My Hubby will love it as he is obsessed with buffalo chicken!
Sweet Basil
Buffalo chicken is such a man favorite but I’m finding so many women feel the same. I need to make more recipes with it!
Kim Beaulieu
Oh man, I love their products. So many good ones it would be hard to choose. I’ve been wanting to try the cherry vinaigrette, it’s one I haven’t tasted yet. I love the lemon vinaigrette. My favourite Simply Dressed one is pomegranate. Strawberry runs a close second.
I love this buffalo chicken. Honestly, nothing beat buffalo chicken in terms of flavour. It’s just perfection. Your photos are gorgeous. I want to reach though my screen.
sharonjo
The only Marzetti dressing I’ve had is the classic ranch–and it’s delicious! Thanks..
Jamie
I love ranch! On everything!
Sandy
Ranch
Debbie S
Most definitely the blue cheese!
Bryn
The blue cheese is absolutely my favorite!