Description
Enjoy a fresh, balanced, and protein-packed Buffalo Chicken Cottage Cheese Bowl. This recipe combines spicy buffalo chicken with cool cottage cheese and crisp vegetables for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie or homemade)
- 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce (adjust to taste)
- ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ½ cup diced cucumber
- ½ cup celery sticks
- ½ cup matchstick carrots
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions
- Extra buffalo sauce (optional)
- Cracked black pepper (optional)
- Squeeze of lemon or lime juice (optional)
- Avocado slices (optional)
- Ranch or blue cheese dressing (optional)
Instructions
- Place chicken in a bowl, shred if needed, and toss with buffalo sauce. Let sit for 2-3 minutes.
- Wash and prepare celery, cucumber, and carrots. Cut celery into sticks, dice cucumber, and slice carrots into matchsticks.
- In a bowl, arrange chicken, cucumber, celery, and carrots in separate sections.
- Spoon cottage cheese into the center or on top of the chicken.
- Garnish with green onions and drizzle extra buffalo sauce. Add pepper if desired.
- Serve immediately. If meal prepping, store components separately.
Notes
- Adjust buffalo sauce to your preferred spice level.
- For meal prep, keep ingredients separate until serving.
- Add avocado or dressing for extra flavor and creaminess.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Lunch/Dinner
- Method: Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: Approximately 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: buffalo chicken, cottage cheese, healthy bowl, low carb, high protein, meal prep