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Okay friends…I think I have finally perfected my BBQ chicken salad recipe. This is my families ALL time favorite salad recipe. We could eat it every.single.day. It’s so easy to put together and tastes GREAT as leftovers too. Sometimes I’ll make a large batch of BBQ chicken and then freeze half of it. Then the next time I’m craving this salad…all I have to do is pull the shredded chicken out of the freezer and let it thaw. You can also make the black bean salsa the day before. This is the perfect meal for summer nights. It’s a must try!
BBQ Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 cup BBQ sauce I like Famous Daves
- 1 recipe black bean salsa http://www.iheartnaptime.net/black-bean-salsa/
- 5 cups lettuce/ spinach
- 11/2 cup ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 juiced lime
- 1 small tomatillo
- tortilla strips
Instructions
- Place chicken breast with water in crock pot over low heat. Pour BBQ sauce over the chicken. If I have onions on hand, I will put a few slices on top of the chicken. Cook chicken for 6 hours or until it shreds easily. Shred chicken.
- For the dressing: Combine ranch dressing, cilantro, lime and tomatillo in a blender. If you like it spicy, you could throw half a jalapeno in there. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Place desired amount of lettuce on your plate. Then add a few spoonfuls of chicken and black bean salsa. Pour on dressing and top with tortilla strips.
Enjoy!
A few of my other favorite salads: Pesto salad, Poppy seed salad, Taco salad, Zesty Spring salad
Cranberry Morning
Looks delicious!! And such a beautiful photograph. Did I miss the recipe??
Jamielyn
Thank you! Whenever I pre-schedule posts the recipe disappears. Weird! Sorry, it’s up there now. :) Have a great day! xo
Karen At Home
This sounds so good but not sure where the recipe is? Perhaps I missed a link. I love BBQ chicken salads, what sauce so you use?
Jamielyn
It’s back in there now. Not sure why it does that. :) I just use a store bought BBQ sauce… but I’m sure a homemade sauce would be amazing!
Pam
Looks delish. I can’t find the recipe either.
Jamielyn
Thanks for your comment Pam! The recipe is back in there. Hope you have a great Monday!
skye @ neathering our fest
Okay that looks delicious! I love a creative salad!!
It was awesome meeting you at Haven! I had so much fun hanging out with like-minded people. It was definitely one of the best weeks ever!! xoxo
Jamielyn
Thanks Skye! It was so good to meet you as well! There’s nothing better than being around people who “get” you! ;) Let’s stay in touch! xo
Teddie Gray
Omgosh this looks good! Please let me know when you post the recipe! I already grabbed the Black Bean Salsa! nom nom
Jamielyn
Thanks Teddie! It is SO good! The recipe is back in the post. It likes to magically disappear. ;) Hope you have a wonderful day!
Krysten
Mmm that looks SO good!
Kevin Haberberger
This looks so delicious! The dressing and black bean salsa sound great! Another idea for the chicken is to smoke a whole chicken. It will give this salad another level of flavor! Here’s our recipe: http://www.extraordinarybbq.com/smoked-whole-chicken/
I am going to try this next time I smoke a chicken.
Denissa
This looks so delicious! SO perfect for summer when its too hot to cook! :) thanks for sharing! On my menu for the week!
Leigh Anne
Oh YUMMY! I can’t wait to try this! Thx for sharing :)
Susan Bewley
Wow, this sounds absolutely delicious! Normally not a BBQ but this does sound like a interesting recipe!
Kae
How much water goes in with the BBQ sauce and chicken? and why?
Jamielyn
I usually just put 1/4 cup in the bottom of the crockpot. It seems to make the chicken more moist and helps it shred easier.
tanya
This looks so good, I could jump right in! This is going on my list next week of things to make for dinner, I think my family would gobble it up. Thanks for the recipe!!!
Jane West
I love to eat BBQ chicken salad. I like your recipe. It is so greeny. I love it.
Chartreuse HEART
Just made this tonight and it was a hit! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe :) DELISH!!
Desiree
Hi Jamielyn!
I just want to thank you for sharing this awesome recipe. I am featuring your dish on my blog today. Thank you again!!
EditGal
Am I missing the printer friendly link? I’d love to print this out and give it a try.
Tami
Oh yum! This looks a whole lot like my favorite bbq chicken salad from Panera! I will definitely try your recipe!
Cheryl
just had this for supper tonight!! oh man, was it ever good!!!! the black bean salsa was such a fresh topping!!! thank you!
Denise
Great blog! I love this post, I’m a big fan of bbq chicken salads, used to love CPK’s but it’s too rich for me now, This looks like a healthy version and easy to make. Can’t wait to try it out, just got a crock pot! Beautiful photo too btw:)
The Queen Vee
Do you make your own Tortilla strips or are they purchased. If you make them how do you do it?
Jamielyn
I purchased mine at Fry’s. :)
The Queen Vee
LOL, thanks for the quick response but due to the fact that I live in Virginia I think shopping at Fry’s not possible. I’ll have to check out my local stores although I’ve never seen those nice little Tortilla strips in any of them.