Healthy "Hot Wing" Salad

 I chose Hot Wing Salad as I am always looking for a way to enjoy my favorite flavors responsibly! I want all the comfort and love without all the time paying for my sins at the gym. This recipe is great for a warm summer night and doesn't leave you grease faced and regretful. By grilling the chicken breasts instead of deep frying the fatty wings, down goes the saturated fat clogs.  By soaking the chicken in the hot wing sauce on comes the sloppy spicy bites that feed the ravage wing eater. Sub out the devil's dressing aka Ranch,  with a fat free creamy Greek yogurt variation and you really can't feel bad now. Pair all this up with cool crunchy carrots and celery laden salad and you have a POWER packed winning team! This easily reminds you of any game day of old, minus the guilt. Serve with a half grapefruit juice half beer, for that 'beer & wings' feel. 

4 Lg Grilled Chicken Breast-cubed (can use Rotisserie) 

1/2-3/4 cup of your favorite Buffalo/wing Sauce

1 Cup Fage Fat Free Greek Yogurt 

1/2 cup lowfat Buttermilk

1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Seasoning

1 Bag Shredded Iceburg Lettuce

1 green onion sliced

4 lg celery stalks sliced

4 lg carrots or 20 small chopped or shredded 

(I prefer chopped for texture) 

*optional

1/4 cup Blue Cheese Crumbles 

1/2 cup Crunchy's (cornflakes crushed, garlic powder, paprika, salt/ pepper, 1 t olive oil stirred in bowl) 

Toss vegetables in large salad bowl, chill.  Soak & chill chicken breast cubes in half of the hot sauce in small bowl. Combine remaining hot sauce, Greek yogurt, and ranch packet in small bowl. Add buttermilk to make your desired 'dressing' consistency.  Salt & Pepper to taste. If you like it spicier add more hot sauce.

The key to this salad is its temperature. Its so satisfying when served very cold, crisp and fresh!  

If you would like some little 'fried chicken' like crunchy's on top simply pan toast for 1-2 minutes the cornflake mixture until toasty but not burned. 

Assemble by laying down your salad first, tossing your dressing in to the salad (I like to shake in a Tupperware w/ lid to ensure everything is coated and less dressing is used), top with saucy chicken, 1 small spoonful of blue cheese crumbles over the top and 1 small spoonful of crunchy's. Keep the hot sauce handy for extra splats if you want the heat to go up!  NOW DIG IN-with your fork, not your face!