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BBQ Chicken Salad
5 from 3 votes

BBQ Chicken Salad

A delicious salad filled with bbq chicken, corn, black beans, cheese and more. This salad is packed with flavor!

Prep Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Salad, Lunch, Others
Cuisine: American, International

Ingredients

BBQ Chicken
  • 3 chicken breast boneless skinless
  • 1 ½ cups barbecue sauce
  • black pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
Salad
  • 4 hearts romaine lettuce rinsed, chopped
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 bag (10 ounces) corn frozen, cooked
  • 1 cup cherry tomato sliced
  • 1 cup Colby jack cheese shredded
  • 1/4 cup onion red, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
Toppings
  • tortilla strips
  • barbecue sauce
  • salad dressing of choice; example: ranch dressing

Instructions

BBQ Chicken
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  1. Place chicken breasts in a greased insert of a medium to large crock pot. Season with just a bit of salt and pepper. Cover with lid and cook on low heat for 3 to 4 hours, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Carefully remove chicken from crock pot and place in a large bowl. Shred chicken with two forks. Pour barbecue sauce over the chicken and toss to coat chicken in sauce.
Salad and Toppings
  1. To assemble the salad, place chopped romaine lettuce in a very large salad bowl OR in individual bowls. Top with barbecue chicken, beans, corn, tomato, cheese, onion and cilantro. Top salad with tortilla strips, more barbecue sauce (if desired) and dressing of choice. Gently toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!