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Barbecue Chicken Salad

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This easy barbecue chicken salad recipe features the great flavors of grilled chicken with summer veggies and a tangy ranch dressing! Serve it at your next summer party and watch them line up for seconds…and thirds!

bbq chicken salad

Oh, this barbecue chicken salad!  Next to my all time favorite summer holiday supper (my dad’s AMAZING Coca-Cola Ribs, of course!) this is high on my list for Labor Day deliciousness.  Tender and just the right amount of spicy grilled chicken, sweet corn and cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, all tossed with ranch dressing and topped with some crushed tortilla chips for crunch.  If we HAVE to celebrate the end of summer, this is the barbecue chicken salad to do it with.  Ready for some summertime deliciousness?  Let’s make it!

You start by letting your chicken lounge around a while in your favorite barbecue sauce.  In our house, that means Stubbs.  Amen.

stubbs bbq sauce

 

You need to leave it in its bbq sauce bath for about an hour in the fridge – and if you have longer, even better.  We want all that bbq wonderfulness to do its work.  Once you are good and marinated, fire up that grill and cook the chicken up until it is nice and done, about 4 minutes per side.  Let it slide and shred it up when it is cool enough to handle, and then you are ready to assemble one spectacular barbecue chicken salad.

This easy barbecue chicken salad recipe features the great flavors of grilled chicken with summer veggies and a tangy ranch dressing!Click to TweetToss some shredded iceberg lettuce in a bowl with some cherry tomatoes, some fresh corn kernels (we like them raw off the cob, but feel free to simmer them for a minute or two if you prefer them cooked) and some cheddar cheese.  Now, the best way to do this is with clean hands – trust me on this.  Add the chicken, and then the ranch dressing, and you are done!

summer bbq chicken salad

All except for sprinkling on those crushed tortilla chips, and my best advice on that step?  BE LIBERAL.

And with that, happy delicious Labor Day, my friends.  I hope your summer has been as wonderful as you are.

 

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bbq chicken salad

Barbecue Chicken Salad


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American
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This easy barbecue chicken salad recipe features the great flavors of grilled chicken with summer veggies and a tangy ranch dressing!


Ingredients

  • 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Kernels from 2 ears of corn
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1/4 cup ranch dressing
  • 1 cup crushed tortilla chips

Instructions

  1. Marinate the chicken in the bbq sauce for an hour or as much as overnight.
  2. Heat the grilled to medium high and grill the chicken until done, about 4 minutes per side.  Let the chicken sit until cool enough to handle and then shred.
  3. Put the lettuce in a large bowl with the cherry tomatoes, corn, avocado and cheddar cheese and toss gently with clean hands.  Add chicken and toss again.  Add the ranch dressing and toss again.
  4. Divide among bowls, sprinkle with tortilla chips and serve!
51613.9 g508.4 mg25 g5.3 g0.1 g37.2 g7.1 g38.1 g112.5 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on September 2, 2018

Good for: Dinner Party, Fourth of July, Grilling Favorites, Labor Day

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  1. Danielle says

    September 3, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    I love this summer salad idea! I think the BBQ chicken will make it appealing to people who don’t always like salad (perhaps my fiancee :)). I also love all of the flavors going on in this salad. Definitely going on my list of recipes to try!

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    • Kate says

      September 5, 2018 at 11:49 am

      I bet your fiancé will LOVE this one! :)

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Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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