cold lettuce, hot chicken, warm hearts

very simple, very good

Hey there! On Tuesdays I share easy lunch recipes* for paid subscribers.

To me, *lunch recipes are especially simple to make and simple to clean-up (of course you can make the recipe for any mealtime that you’d like!).

I always include a number of helpful notes for paid subscribers (i.e. ways to make vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free versions of the recipe and other fun notes/ideas).

Want today’s recipe + thorough list of variations/notes?? And access to each I Love Lunch recipe from previous weeks? Become a paid subscriber today! It’s the simplest way to support my work. xoxoxox

Today I’m sharing a salad I’ve been eating nonstop. It’s a Buffalo-style chicken salad that’s got a light hand. To make it, I simply cook chicken (I usually grill or air fry it it), then chop it while it’s still warm, toss it in a simple vinaigrette that has a lot of hot sauce in it, and then I use that warm chicken to top a bed of cold, crunchy lettuce and celery. Oh and a shower of crumbled blue cheese!!! It’s so simple and SO GOOD.

Below, for paid subscribers, the complete recipe and a list of suggestions/variations:

• Vegetarian?

• Vegan?

• Prefer crispy chicken?

• Hate blue cheese?

• Not into spicy things?

• Looking for more carbs?

• Want to use leftover chicken?

• Looking to take this with you?

• And all of the above in a handy PDF!!

---

Buffalo-Style Grilled Chicken Salad

Makes 1 big salad, easily multiplied:

• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (or 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs)