A punch of buffalo sauce combined with a creamy Greek yogurt base, shredded chicken, and fresh veggies makes this easy, healthy buffalo chicken salad dip high protein and delicious!

If you are looking for a new favorite way to use Franks RedHot sauce you’ve come to the right place. Or any buffalo sauce for that matter.

I don’t really make a lot of *consciously* healthy things around here. I would encourage everyone to eat a balance of fruits, vegetables and everything in moderation, dessert included.

So let me help you with your moderation of healthy meals! This healthy buffalo chicken salad dip will save you from endless scrolling for something delicious and healthy and high protein.

What makes this recipe healthy?

It contains crisp vegetables. Celery, carrots and green onions to be exact.
It is made with low fat or 0% fat plain Greek yogurt. Tons of protein per serving.
Made with white meat chicken from a cooked chicken breast, where you control the seasonings and the sodium.
No fake ingredients or fillers, just nutritious add-ins.

What is Buffalo Chicken Salad Dip? Is it spicy?

It is a healthy take on buffalo chicken dip, combined with chicken salad. You get all the desirable creamy elements of a buffalo chicken dip, with the added bonus of nutritious and high protein elements as well.

This is very mildly spicy, and I am a wimp when it comes to spicy food. Take that as reassurance that it is not spicy at all but still bold in flavor. If you prefer more spice, add more sauce!

What kind of dressing for Buffalo Chicken Salad?

This Buffalo Chicken Salad uses only Greek yogurt and Franks RedHot, with some salt and pepper as its dressing. Unlike chicken salad, buffalo chicken dip usually uses shredded cheddar cheese and cream cheese in the base of the sauce, however there is NO Cream Cheese in this recipe. It keeps it lighter and yet still super creamy because of the Greek yogurt.

No mayonnaise in a chicken salad recipe?

Chicken salad uses mayonnaise typically too, making it not as health conscious as it could be. Needless to say, this is an egg free recipe website, meaning there would not be mayo in this recipe. I could have added a vegan mayo, but eh, why fix something if it is not broken?

If you are interested in a vegan mayo salad recipe, try this one for my vegan broccoli salad. It is nut free and egg free, and makes an amazing side dish! FYI – I add bacon to the broccoli salad decidedly making it not vegan friendly, but leave out the bacon and you are good to go with a vegan broccoli salad.

How to eat Buffalo chicken salad Dip?

I love to stick a cracker in it and use it as a dip! My favorite choice of crackers are the sourdough discard cheese crackers that are super simple to make. You could also use club crackers or whatever you have on hand.

Another option is a sandwich. Make it into a high protein sandwich, take it to school or work and you will stay full all afternoon.

Alternatively, you could eat it on its own. Which I have witnessed in my household, but won’t name names. Just goes to show how tasty it is as a standalone side dish 😉

You will be able to enjoy this chicken salad in so many ways!

High Protein Buffalo chicken salad that doesn’t weigh you down

Arguably one of the greatest things about this recipe for healthy, high protein buffalo chicken salad dip is the fact it won’t weigh you down. You know that feeling where you devour buffalo chicken dip made with cream cheese, cheddar cheese? It feels h.e.a.v.y. This recipe, not so much. Indulge and feel great after!

If I did not tell you it was healthy, you would probably assume it wasn’t. Because let’s face it, most buffalo chicken recipes are not what I would call ‘healthy’. And believe you me, I use the term healthy quite loosely. This recipe is actually ‘healthy-healthy.’

How to make the best Buffalo Chicken Salad Dip

Preparation:

Begin by cooking one or two chicken breasts, depending on their size. I add salt and pepper to the chicken. This recipe is very flexible with ingredients, and you can add or take out whatever seasonings you want.

Allow the chicken to cool slightly then shred the chicken and set aside.

Shred the carrots, and then cheese on the fine side of the cheese grater. Dice the celery and green onions. Set aside.

Make the Buffalo Chicken Salad Dip

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the carrots, cheddar cheese, celery, green onions, Greek yogurt and buffalo sauce.

Mix all together then add in the shredded chicken and mix to combine. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.

Eat right away or refrigerate until ready to eat!

Helpful tip- Give it a good mix before serving since the water from the vegetables will come out naturally

Things that helped in the kitchen for this recipe, and can help you too:

Food thermometer (amazon) to check the temperature of basically everything and anything. One of my most used and underrated kitchen tools.

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