Buffalo Chicken Slaw
I'm thrilled to share a protein-packed twist on my Buffalo Coleslaw. This dish is just too good to pass up.
Ingredients
Buffalo Cottage Cheese Sauce
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ½ cup nonfat or low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons hot sauce, more to drizzle on top of finished slaw
- 2 ¼ teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, skip if you prefer less heat
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Coleslaw
- 4 cups shredded cabbage, white and purple (or a 12 to 14-ounce prepackaged coleslaw mix)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 2-3 cups shredded chicken*
- Chopped scallions, optional
Instructions
To make the Buffalo Cottage Cheese Sauce
- Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
To make the coleslaw
- Combine the shredded cabbage and carrots in a large bowl and mix.
- Add ¾ cup of the sauce and toss to mix everything together. Add optional scallions and jalapeños if desired. Drizzle additional hot sauce over the top, and dig in!
Notes
To shred chicken
* You can use any leftover cooked chicken or pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store. Remove skin and shred chicken breasts (or thighs) into small pieces using your fingers. You’ll get about 3 cups from a standard rotisserie chicken.
Buffalo sauce
• You’ll only use ~¾ cup of the buffalo sauce, so they’ll be plenty leftover to use for dipping veggies, spreading on sandwiches and burgers… or for making another batch of coleslaw! You can also half the sauce recipe, if you prefer.
• If you’re following a gluten-free diet, be sure to carefully read the packaging for each ingredient. While these foods are inherently gluten-free, gluten can sometimes be added during processing for a variety of reasons, including for flavor and consistency.
Nutrition Information per serving
Serving Size: 1 cupCalories: 105Carbohydrates: 7gProtein: 16gTotal Fat: 1.7g— Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g— Saturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 330mgPotassium: 198mgFiber: 1gTotal Sugar: 3g— Natural Sugar: 3g— Added Sugar: 0gVitamin A: 3063IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.