BBQ Chicken Salad

This BBQ Chicken Salad has the essence of summer!! You can use grilled chicken if you have it, or use whatever other cooked chicken you have around. The colors are gorgeous, the flavors are amazing and it is delicious on its own or served as an appetizer. It’s great to bring to a picnic or other summer potluck. We love to pair it with our Killer Cornbread, Red Potatoes Roasted with Rosemary or our Four Bean Chili Loaded on a Sweet Potato.

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BBQ Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

romaine lettuce, chopped

red onion, sliced

grape tomatoes, sliced in half

cheddar cheese, diced

carrots, sliced

chicken thigh or breast, cooked, sliced

2-4 TBSP barbeque sauce (our recipe below)

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Directions:

Toss lettuce, onion, tomatoes, cheese, and carrots in a large bowl. Set aside. Put sliced chicken into a small bowl and stir together with BBQ sauce. Add chicken to tossed salad. Serve with ranch or vinaigrette if desired.

BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:

2 cups ketchup

1 cup Herdez Salsa, medium heat (Mateos is my other favorite salsa to use)

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup mesquite or hickory flavored liquid smoke

2 TBSP vegetable oil

1 1/2 TBSP soy sauce

1/2 tsp ground mustard

1/2 tsp pepper

3 cloves of garlic, minced (or 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder)

Directions:

Stir together. Simmer on stove if desired.

We love this sauce on our Baked BBQ Pork Ribs- a kid favorite! We also love it on our BBQ Chicken Quesadillas.

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