Buffalo Chicken Mason Jar Salad Recipes

BUFFALO CHICKEN MASON JAR SALADS

Buffalo Chicken Mason Jar Salads image

Excellent use for leftover chicken! This salad adds the pop of the Buffalo sauce with the cool creamy ranch, blue cheese crumbles, and the crunch of the celery and carrot. It's your favorite wing night in a salad, so there's less guilt ... right?

Provided by B. Tario

Categories Salad

Time 25m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

10 ounces cucumber ranch salad dressing
2 tablespoons Buffalo-style hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot)
4 stalks celery, cut into 1/8-inch slices
4 medium carrots, cut into 1/8-inch slices
15 ounces cooked chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
10 cups salad greens
1 ¼ cups crumbled blue cheese
¾ cup croutons

Steps:

Combine ranch dressing and hot sauce in a small bowl. Divide dressing equally between 5 wide-mouthed, quart-sized glass canning jars, forming the first layer. Add equal amounts of celery and carrots, forming the next 2 layers.
Place 3 ounces of chicken in each jar. Top chicken with 2 cups of salad greens in each jar. Place 1/4 cup blue cheese on top of salad greens. Seal and refrigerate jars until ready to use.
Divide croutons evenly into 5 small lidded containers. When ready to eat, dump jar contents and croutons into a bowl and toss.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 631.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.2 g, Cholesterol 104.4 mg, Fat 47.6 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 34.1 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 1386.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

EASY GREEK CHICKEN MASON JAR SALAD

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This quick Greek Chicken Salad recipe packed in mason jars makes the perfect meal prep lunch for the week! Each mason jar salad is filled with cucumber, tomato, kalamata olives, feta, chicken and a light greek vinaigrette for the ultimate bite!

Provided by Krista

Categories Salad

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
salt to taste
4 Quart Size Mason Jars, with lid
2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (I use just the white meat)
2 cups diced cucumber
1 1/3 cup sliced cherry tomato
1 cup diced yellow pepper
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup sliced kalamata olives
6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

For the Greek Dressing, to a small bowl add minced garlic, oregano, basil, mustard, red wine vinegar and salt. Whisk to mix everything together. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Set aside.
Assemble the Mason Jar Salads: line up your mason jars. To each jar add 3 tablespoons of the dressing, 1/2 cup diced cucumber, 1/3 cup cherry tomatoes, 1/4 cup yellow pepper, 2 tablespoons of chopped red onion, 2 tablespoons of kalamata olives, 1/2 cup shredded chicken, 1 1/2 cup chopped romaine and 1 tablespoon feta cheese.
Put the lid on and store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 mason jar salad, Calories 497 calories, Sugar 4 g, Sodium 938 mg, Fat 32 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 40 g, Cholesterol 119 mg