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Let me introduce basically my ALL TIME FAVORITE salad; Honey hot chicken salad! It is something I have been making for the last 10 years at least, and I am not stopping any time soon!
It is like having honey hot chicken wing pieces on a SALAD. Kind of a chicken wings made kind of healthy thing…
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To prepare this salad takes about 25 minutes from start to finish. It really does not get any quicker or easier than that right!?!
Ok, let's get started!
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starring, homemade honey garlic sauce
For this recipe you will also have to grab my Honey Garlic Sauce recipe! It is SUPER easy. It takes only 7 ingredients and 10 minutes to whip up!
the salad
Honey Hot Chicken Salad is a big pile of fresh romaine lettuce tossed with (preferably) ranch dressing, but feel free to us what ever dressing you like. Then it is topped with a ton of fresh chopped veggies; red bell pepper, red onions, cucumber, and a touch of shredded cheddar cheese.
Next comes the good part, this is where the magic really comes in. Top it off with some diced chicken breast tossed with hot sauce and homemade honey garlic sauce!!!!
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Honey Hot Chicken Salad
4.50 from 110 votes
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Course: Lunch
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 Servings
Calories: 650kcal
Author: Jessica
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken Breasts cooked and diced
- ¼ cup Honey Garlic Sauce
- ¼ cup Hot Sauce
- 2 heads Romaine Lettuce chopped and washed
- 3-6 Tablespoons Ranch Dressing or any dressing of choice
- ½ medium Red Onion diced
- 1 large Red Bell Pepper diced
- ½ large Cucumber diced
- Cheese shredded (optional)
Instructions
In a small bowl add cooked and diced chicken, honey garlic sauce and hot sauce. Toss to fully combine.
In a separate large bowl toss the chopped romaine with your choice of dressing.
Transfer the salad to two large plates or bowls. Top with red onions, bell pepper, cucumber, cheese (optional), and the Honey Hot Chicken.
Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 1441mg | Potassium: 2705mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 57219IU | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 8mg
The nutritional information provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator and it will vary based on the ingredients that you use.
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Kellie Wigelsworth
Whoa! That looks and sounds delicious nutritious! My fam would love this-
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Jessica
I hope they love it! This salad is my FAVOURITE! 🙂
georgia
this was soooooo hot and we love hot food....maybe I should not have used tobacco hot sauce....
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georgia
I meant tobasco
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Jessica
Yes, Tabasco hot sauce would be a little too hot for this recipe, I would recommend using a sauce like Frank's Red Hot!
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Clinton
😂
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Laura Randell
I love the salad bur does anyone have any ideas how to make it more healthy but just as tasty?
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Tye
I would try adding either brown rice or cauliflower rice to make it into a bowl and still add the toppings to it. I was gone try it that way as well soon
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Jessica
Hi Tye,
That sounds like such a wonderful idea! We would love to know how it turns out when you try it!
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Judy
More healthy??? The salad is as healthy as it gets! If you choose, don't make the garlic sauce. or add the Ranch dressing or the cheese...or just a little bit of each. Honey and brown sugar are the culprits for calories here. Everything in moderation. As long as you don't drench the salad with the sauce, you should be fine and you will have eaten a delicious and wonderful salad!
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Anna
Are you serious? This salad is as healthy as it gets? It sounds delicious, but this isn't a salad you eat if you're trying to be healthy.
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Courtney
depends on what you're trying to avoid.
16 grams of fiber is nearly 3/4 of the daily recommended and depending on protein goals-58 grams is excellent. That makes up over 1/4 of the caloric total. If you are concerned with the sugar content-honey is a great option for blood sugar stability, but you are still going to get those carb calories from it. Like someone else said-it's all about moderation. This salad is a great option for macro content and whole food meals.Reply
Tina Gonsalves
Is the chicken served hot or cold? Thanks
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Jessica
It can be served both ways, whichever you prefer!
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Lacey
I am not a big salad person but I CRAVE this salad! It is so fresh tasting and don’t even get me started on the hot honey garlic sauce! Absolutely delicious!
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Jessica
Right!?! I have been making this salad for over 10 years and same, I crave it! I am happy that you loved the recipe!❤️
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Rock star
I decided to make this last night it was probably the best $40 spent, I love how I followed each and every step and everything turned out perfectly fine, after tasting the honey garlic sauce I was just really amazed at my cooking skills, thank you so much for posting such an amazing recipe I look forward to seeing more soon this is probably the best salad I've ever had
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Jessica
Wow, thank you for the amazing review! I am so thrilled that you loved this salad!
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Shanti
This is going to be my new hyper fixation food. This was so good. Omg!
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Jessica
I get it- I was obsessed for years! 🤩
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Lisa
Absolutely one of the best salads ever. Delicious 😋 thanks for sharing.
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Jessica
We agree- we are happy that you like the recipe!
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Joanne
This salad is unbelievably good. I made according to recipe, no subs and it was perfection.
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Jessica
Hi Joanne,
Thank you for the amazing feedback! We are so happy that you love the salad as much as we do!
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Cyndi
Made this tonight for dinner, definitely a repeat!!
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Jessica
Yay!
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shirley S
One of the best salads I have ever made. I get so happy when I have this planned for dinner. I was doing some carpet cleaning and my husband walked in the room and asked me what I was smiling about. I didn't even realize I was smiling. I just love this recipe soo much. Thank you.
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Jessica
I am so happy that this salad makes you so happy!❤️
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Linda
This was really delicious. That honey garlic sauce is so good. I used Siracha for the hot sauce and it was perfect with the Ranch dressing.
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Jessica
Yay! I am so happy that you loved the recipe, thank you for leaving a review!
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Sheila Kent
Where is hot honey garlic sauce recipe?
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Jessica
Hi Shelia, here is the link to the honey garlic sauce recipe: https://whippeditup.com/honey-garlic-sauce/
It is also linked in the recipe card.
Thanks!
JessicaReply
Dawn Williams
This was very delicious. Loved all the flavors together.
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Jessica
Thank you! I am so happy that you liked the recipe 🙂
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Courtney
Excellent on every level! This is now our warm weather/summertime go to! Thanks for the great idea!
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Jessica
Yay! 😍
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