4.0 from 6 votes
BBQ Chicken Salad with BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing
This BBQ chicken salad is healthy and packed to the brim with flavor! Filled with veggies, shredded chicken, and crispy tortilla chips, this salad really takes off when you add in the dressing. It's to die for!
Prep Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 690 kcal
Course:
Salad , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken cooked and shredded
- 2 cups BBQ sauce homemade or storebought (Highly recommend Sweet Baby Ray's)
- 2 romaine hearts chopped
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped fresh
- 1 1/2 cups corn
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese cubed or shredded
- 2 ounces Monterey jack cheese cubed or shredded
- tortilla strips
Salad Dressing:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoons fresh cilantro finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Cook and shred your chicken. I always throw it into the crockpot with some chicken broth and let it slow cook all day. Then I will drain the juices and shred them. Once you shred your chicken, add the 2 cups of BBQ sauce to the chicken. Set aside until ready to use.
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Salad Dressing
- If you are making the salad dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise, buttermilk, chopped cilantro, lime juice, white vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cumin and BBQ sauce. Set aside until ready to use.
- In a large bowl, toss the romaine, red onion, cilantro, corn, and black beans. You can either add about 1/2 cup of the salad dressing to this, or serve it on the side.
- Top salad with the cheese and tortilla strips. Enjoy!
Notes
- Updated on January 23, 2022
- Originally Posted on March 18, 2013
Nutrition Information
Calories
690kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
1860mg
(78%)
Potassium
570mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
44g
(88%)
Vitamin A
4058IU
(81%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
282mg
(28%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 690
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 690kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1860mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 570mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
| Vitamin A | 4058IU | 81% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 282mg | 28% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.