Buffalo Chicken Bowls

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These Buffalo Chicken Bowls are made with air fried chicken coated in buffalo sauce over cooked rice with veggies and blue cheese crumbles!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Marinate15

Total Time37

Course: Chicken, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: bowls

Calories: 1112kcal

Author: Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the Buffalo Chicken:

1 pound chicken breasts, boneless and skinless cut into bite-sized chunks
1/3 cup buffalo sauce like Frank’s RedHot + 1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

For the Bowl Toppings:

2 cups cooked white or brown rice
2 celery ribs thinly sliced
1 roma tomato chopped
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/2 avocado sliced
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
1/4 cup green onions chopped
Ranch dressing for drizzling

Instructions

To make the chicken:

Place the chicken into a mixing bowl and add the 1/3 cup buffalo sauce, olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Gently toss to combine until all the chicken pieces are coated. Cover and let marinate for at least 15 minutes in the refrigerator. The longer the chicken marinades the better the flavor.
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Place the chicken pieces into the air fryer and bake for 10-12 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
When the chicken is cooked through, add the extra tablespoon of buffalo sauce to the chicken and toss to coat.

To make the bowls:

Divide the rice between 2 serving bowls.
Add in the chopped celery, tomatoes and carrots. Slice the avocado and place a half in each bowl.
Add the buffalo chicken to the bowl and sprinkle the blue cheese and green onions all around. Add a drizzle of Ranch dressing over the top. Serve immediately.

Notes

You can use any kind of rice that you would like. You can even use cauliflower rice for a low carb swap.

I like to really taste the buffalo sauce, so I am not shy with it. If you like less, skip the extra tablespoon at the end. If you like more flavor, go ahead and add more. A little drizzle over the whole bowl is divine.

You can add any kind of extra toppings to this. I kept it to a chicken wing flavor profile but you could also add peppers or cucumbers.

If you don’t love blue cheese, a good swap for this is feta cheese. It’s a similar texture without as strong of a flavor. Shredded cheddar is tasty too!

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