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Easy Buffalo Chicken Bowl: Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipe

A colorful buffalo chicken bowl featuring orange buffalo chicken pieces over rice, topped with ranch dressing, shredded carrots, lettuce, and cherry tomatoes.
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Make this satisfying Buffalo Chicken Bowl for a fast, flavorful meal. We combine tender chicken tossed in zesty buffalo sauce with fresh vegetables and a cool ranch drizzle over a bed of rice. It is perfect for busy weeknights or meal prepping your lunches.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce (like Frank’s RedHot)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups cooked white rice or cauliflower rice
  • 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup ranch dressing (use Greek yogurt ranch for higher protein)
  • Optional: Blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and cook until browned and cooked through, about 6 to 8 minutes.
  2. While the chicken cooks, whisk together the hot sauce and melted butter in a small bowl to create the buffalo sauce.
  3. Reduce the heat to low. Pour the buffalo sauce over the cooked chicken in the skillet. Stir until the chicken is fully coated. Remove the skillet from the heat.
  4. Prepare your bowls by dividing the cooked rice or cauliflower rice evenly among four bowls.
  5. Top the rice base with the buffalo chicken mixture.
  6. Arrange the fresh vegetables—lettuce, celery, carrots, and tomatoes—around the chicken in each bowl.
  7. Drizzle the ranch dressing over the top of each bowl. Add blue cheese crumbles if you are using them.
  8. Serve this high protein chicken meal immediately.

Notes

  • For easy cleanup, consider making sheet pan buffalo chicken instead of skillet-cooked chicken. Roast the chicken pieces with sweet potatoes on a sheet pan until done, then toss with the sauce.
  • To boost the protein content further, substitute the rice base with cooked quinoa or a base of blended cottage cheese.
  • If you prefer a slow cooker buffalo chicken bowl, cook the chicken breasts in the slow cooker with the sauce ingredients on low for 4 hours, then shred and assemble the bowls.

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