Easy Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl
Buffalo chicken, rice and chickpeas topped with fresh greens, veggies, and drizzled with ranch. Quick, easy and perfect for meal prep.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb Rotisserie chicken shredded
- 1/2 cup Buffalo hot sauce my fave is Primal Kitchen or Frank's RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce
- 4 cup Romaine lettuce shredded
- 1 cup Bell pepper sliced
- 1/4 cup Red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Green onion sliced thin
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cup Chickpeas
- 2 cup Rice
- 1 Avocado sliced
- 1/4 cup Ranch dressing
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss shredded chicken in buffalo hot sauce. Add a little at a time until you reach your preferred level of heat!
- In 4 bowls or 4 small containers, add 1/2 cup prepared rice and 4 oz chicken to each container. Top with 1/4 cup chickpeas.
- Top each container with greens, veggies, and avocado. Drizzle with extra buffalo sauce and ranch dressing to taste.
Notes
If you plan to "meal prep" these buffalo chicken rice bowls, make sure to store the chicken, rice and chickpeas together separately from the fresh ingredients. Before serving, heat the chicken, rice and chickpeas in the microwave and then top with fresh veggies and drizzled ranch.
Nutrition
Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 546mg | Potassium: 691mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 5595IU | Vitamin C: 66mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg
