Description
Buffalo Chicken Bowls are a delicious and hearty meal featuring shredded chicken coated in spicy buffalo sauce, served over brown rice and topped with fresh vegetables and cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the cooked shredded chicken and buffalo sauce. Mix well until the chicken is evenly coated.
- In serving bowls, layer the cooked brown rice as the base.
- Top the rice with the buffalo chicken mixture.
- Add a layer of chopped romaine lettuce on top of the chicken.
- Scatter the halved cherry tomatoes over the lettuce.
- Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top.
- Drizzle blue cheese dressing over the entire bowl.
- Finish with sliced green onions and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- For a lighter version, substitute cauliflower rice for brown rice.
- Add sliced avocado or jalapeños for extra flavor and creaminess.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Mixing and Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg