I Love Buffalo Chicken!!

Okay, so... I think I have said this many times before...but, I absolutely LOVE buffalo chicken! But, it is not really that healthy.

So, a lot of times, I like to put it into a HUGE salad. So, I am getting my lovely buffalo chicken, but also getting a lot of healthy greens.

How do I do this?

Well...I know I have posted about this before...but.. I am obsessed with the show, "Cooking Yourself Thin" on the Lifetime channel.

They actually have a recipe for a healthier Buffalo Chicken Salad. So, I went with it!! It is only 8 points...so... it's worth a try!!

Serves 4 Calories per serving: 480

2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pound chicken tenders
1/2 cup whole-wheat bread crumbs or Panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 ounce crumbled blue cheese (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 tablespoons nonfat or low-fat buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
6 celery stalks, thinly sliced

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together the hot sauce, vinegar, sugar and salt in a shallow dish until well blended. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature.

2. Put the bread crumbs and oil in a shallow dish and toss to combine. Dredge each chicken tender in the bread crumbs, completely coating both sides. Transfer to the rack of a broiler pan or to a metal rack fitted over a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until chicken is cooked through and crust is golden brown, about 12 minutes.

3. While the chicken is baking, stir together the cheese, yogurt, buttermilk and pepper. Toss with the lettuce and celery until well coated. Divide the dressed greens and chicken tenders among 4 serving plates and serve immediately.
Doesn't that look yummy??? I had that for dinner! It was soo good!!

Today was a rough day...so that salad is just what I needed!! It was a long day under the hot sun. At least it wasn't raining though! The kids were not good today though. I don't know why!

Soon, I need to start choreographing a dance that I am going to be teaching to the campers. We are going to be doing a hip hop dance to the Single Ladies song by Beyonce. They are going to perform it on August 7th (a day after my birthday) for the entire camp. They are all so excited, but first I have to choreograph it which is the hard part!

More recipes to come...since I promised them a few weeks ago!

Til then,

Karla =)