Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl

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There are some tricks to make this recipe even easier with some short cuts. Here is what you will need for these bowls:

• cooked shredded chicken: use leftover chicken you have on hand, try our Perfect Crock Pot Shredded Chicken recipe or get a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store
• cooked white rice- you can substitute this for brown rice or wild rice as well
• cauliflower
• spices: salt, ground black pepper and paprika
• olive oil
• carrots
• red bell peppers
• buffalo wing sauce
• bleu cheese dressing or ranch dressing

This recipe is great for a night you want to clean out some leftovers from the fridge but don’t want to eat them as is. Repurpose some simple ingredients into this delicious meal.

To start, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Then, slice the carrot and red bell pepper and set aside.

Chop the cauliflower into bite-sized pieces and place on a baking sheet. Pour olive oil over cauliflower and add salt, pepper and paprika. Toss to coat.

Then, bake cauliflower in oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and roasted.

While cauliflower is baking, cook rice according to package directions if not using leftover rice. Shred cooked chicken and coat with buffalo wing sauce.

Remove cauliflower from oven once roasted. Finally, when all ingredients are cooked, assemble bowls and top with bleu cheese or ranch dressing if desired.

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Any kind of rice you prefer will work for a rice bowl. This includes white rice, basmati rice, brown rice, jasmine rice, wild rice, short or long grain rice, etc. Cauliflower rice could also be substituted for a low carb option if desired.

Of course, try blue cheese crumbles, red onion, green onion, additional hot sauce, cilantro, other fresh veggies, avocado, extra buffalo sauce and more!

Leftovers can either be stored with the ingredients separated or as assembled bowls. Be sure to store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If you are making these for meal prep go ahead and build the bowls in individual portions in containers to take with you on the go.

This recipe is a great way to use up the leftover chicken you may have in your fridge. Simply shred it up and toss it with the buffalo wing sauce. You can do this with chicken breasts or chicken thighs. If you don’t have leftover chicken grab a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store to make this recipe really easy or cook some in the crock pot. Another option is to use ground meat. Ground chicken can be cooked and tossed with the buffalo wing sauce before adding to the bowls.

This recipe is gluten free as long as the buffalo wing sauce and dressings are gluten free. To make this bowl dairy free be sure to choose a dairy free salad dressing and double check that the buffalo wings sauce is dairy free.

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