Help! I need low sodium buffalo chicken!!

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kelika71
kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Ok, I'm addicted to buffalo chicken and anyone who knows anything about these knows the buffalo sauce is astronomical on sodium levels. I love love love the medium buffalo sauce. Then, add the Ranch, or even Bleu Cheese dressings, is piling on more sodium.
Please don't say to eat just one. Who really does that?? lol Besides, when I log it, I'm within calorie, carbs, etc...it's just the sodium that goes off the charts. Because of this, I've made it my "cheat" meal for either Friday night or Saturday. But, due to the sodium, I end up retaining water ridiculously. I'm tired of having to work that off on top of the 1.5 lb goal for the week. Last week, I lost 2 lbs...plus, like 10 lbs of water weight.
Anyone have any recipes that I can do at home that taste like the buffalo chicken ya get out...just minus so much sodium?

Note: I use Morton's Salt Substitute...so, if salt has to be used, I can use this and it would cut it drastically.

Thank you!!!
Christina

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  • abelg99
    abelg99 Posts: 4
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    Not sure on the sodium count on this but the description says its low sodium:

    http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/biggest-loser-buffalo-chicken-chili-recipe
  • als0317
    als0317 Posts: 26 Member
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    I am also a buffalo-flavor addict. I make a buffalo chicken soup that satiates the desire [for a few days!] and is only about 231 per serving if made with low-fat/no-fat ingredients. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Buffalo-Chicken-Soup/Detail.aspx I had no idea how much sodium Franks Buffalo sauce has in it until I logged the recipe for my soup. 1449! Mind you, I double the amount of buffalo sauce in the recipe.

    I searched online for you and found a buffalo sauce recipe. I included the entire post under the jump. HTH

    Let me know how it is!
    The only real source of sodium in it is the chili powder which does contain salt.

    1/4 C water
    2 T unsalted butter or olive oil
    1/2 T chili powder
    2 T ground red pepper
    1/4 C cider vinegar

    Simmer for 5 minutes. Add more vinegar to taste. The more vinegar you add, the thinner it gets and tastes more and more like bottled sauce. I prefer butter to olive oil b/c it seems to give it a sweeter, smoother taste.

    Keeps well in the fridge for weeks.
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
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    Thank you both!! I'll surely give these recipes a try and definitely the sauce. I guess I'm going on a quest to figure out a way to get chili powder without sodium. If it's possible. lol

    It just amazes me that when I'm grocery shopping, buffalo sauce is about the only thing on the shelves that doesn't have some sort of improvement. Just about everything else is reduced sugar, low fat, etc. Wish they'd get with the program. haha
  • als0317
    als0317 Posts: 26 Member
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    I found this online for a low-sodium chili powder recipe. http://www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/ChiliPowder.htm

    Gotta love that google.
  • JBennis1013
    JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
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    Hungry Girl has a recipe for a spicy crispy chicken sandwhich that all together has 861mg of sodium, but that also includes all the ingredients such as bread etc. The recipe is in her Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt free eating in the real world.

    Hope that helps!
  • timchem22
    timchem22 Posts: 1
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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Grace hot pepper sauce. I put that stuff on everything. lowest sodium hot sauce I've found.

    http://gracefoods.ca/drupal/special-product/266

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