Barbecue Chicken Salad

Recipe source: sisterscafe.blogspot.com


I was surprised how delicious this salad was.  This is pretty fast to throw together.  We made and ate this after the kiddos went to bed while we watched a movie together.  You can cook up your own chicken, or even easier, you can grab a rotisserie chicken from the store on your way home, pull off all the chicken and mix w/ barbecue sauce.  Fast and easy! 

Oh, yeah, and the recipe gives instructions for making some crispy tortilla strips out of tortillas to put on the salad, but I forgot to do that, so we used lime flavored Tostitos.  Also delicious.  I may try the tortillas next time, or I just might use my favorite:  Fritos!

2 large chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 cup BBQ sauce

1/2 head Romaine lettuce, chopped (I just dumped in a bag salad.)
1/2 head Iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 can corn, drained (I left this off.)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
4 Roma tomatoes, diced
2 Haas avocados, diced

shredded cheese, Mexican blend or cheddar
crispy tortilla strips

Stir shredded chicken in with the BBQ sauce until well coated. Of course you can use less or more sauce, it's up to you! Toss together the lettuce, cilantro, corn, beans, and chopped veggies. Top with shredded chicken, cheese and crispy tortilla strips. Drizzle ranch or cilantro lime dressing over salad and enjoy! (We found that the salad didn't need any dressing because of the bbq sauce on the chicken.)


*to make crispy tortilla strips simply slice about 10 corn tortillas in narrow strips and place on cookie sheet. Spray with vegetable oil cooking spray and sprinkle generously with salt. Place under the broiler and let bake until crispy and brown around the edges.