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Easy Customizable Buffalo Chicken Meal Prep Bowls with Ranch Drizzle

A close-up of a fully assembled buffalo chicken bowl featuring rice, lettuce, orange buffalo chicken pieces, ranch dressing, and shredded cheese.
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Make these flavorful Buffalo Chicken Bowls for a quick, high-protein lunch or dinner. This recipe is simple to prepare, perfect for weeknight meals, and excellent for healthy meal prep.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce (like Frank’s RedHot)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cups cooked rice (white or brown, or cauliflower rice for low carb option)
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup ranch dressing for drizzling
  • Optional toppings: celery, blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken pieces lightly with salt and pepper.
  2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
  3. While the chicken cooks, combine the hot sauce and melted butter in a small bowl to create the buffalo sauce.
  4. Pour the buffalo sauce mixture over the cooked chicken in the skillet. Toss to coat the chicken completely. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
  5. Prepare your bowls: Divide the cooked rice (or cauliflower rice) evenly among four containers or bowls. This is your base for the healthy buffalo chicken meal prep.
  6. Top the rice base with shredded lettuce, halved cherry tomatoes, and shredded cheddar cheese.
  7. Divide the sauced buffalo chicken evenly over the vegetable toppings in each bowl.
  8. Drizzle each bowl generously with ranch dressing. Add optional celery or blue cheese crumbles if desired.
  9. For meal prep, store the components separately if possible, or assemble fully and keep refrigerated for up to 4 days. Reheat gently before eating.

Notes

  • For a slow cooker buffalo chicken bowl variation, cook the chicken breasts in the slow cooker on low for 4 hours, shred, then mix with the sauce before serving.
  • To make this a low carb chicken bowl option, substitute cauliflower rice for traditional rice.
  • You can use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken to speed up this quick lunch bowl preparation time.

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