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This fabulous BBQ-Ranch Chicken Salad is loaded fabulous flavor and hearty ingredients.
Not only is it loaded with black beans, corn, cheese and crunchy tortilla chips but features a saucy BBQ chicken that is wonderful.
It’s topped with a creamy BBQ Ranch Dressing that and about 1 million times easier than you might think. 😉 It’s literally, 2 parts ranch dressing to 1 part bbq sauce. So easy, and the flavor combination is amazing.
I hope some of you get a chance to try it! Fabulous as a hearty lunch or light dinner, or to take along to your next gathering. It will serve up to 10 people.
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Serves: 10 servings Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • Salad:
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 C BBQ sauce
  • 2 bags Spring Mix lettuce or 1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped 
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 bunch green onions
  • 1 can black beans, drained
  • 1 can corn, drained
  • 2 red bell peppers, chopped
  • 2 C cheddar cheese, cubed
  • 1 lime
  • 3 C crumbled tortilla chips
  • Dressing:
  • 1 1/2 C ranch dressing
  • 3/4 C BBQ Sauce (I like Sweet Baby Rays)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Spray a 9x9 dish with cooking spray and place your chicken breasts into it. Drizzle with the BBQ sauce. Cover and bake for 30-40 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Cut into chunks with a sharp knife and stir it all together so the sauce coveres each piece of chicken.  Allow it to cool completely.
  3. Into a large salad bowl, place the lettuce, cilantro, green onions, black beans, corn, bell peppers and cheese.
  4. In a separate bowl combine the BBQ sauce and ranch dressing until smooth and well combined.
  5. Just before serving, add the chicken and crumbled tortilla chips. Squeeze the lime juice over the top.
  6. Add the dressing to individual servings, just before you serve.

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26 Comments

  1. I am going to a bbq this Sunday after church and I cannot wait to bring this salad along. You rock Jamie. Hope you and your family have a fabulous 4th of July weekend.

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  4. P.S. I made your whole wheat apple pancakes last month and loved them so much I made a double batch last week to keep some in the freezer.

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  5. We had this salad last night for dinner and it was a hit with everyone. Who would have thought mixing Ranch and BBQ sauce would be so good. This one is a keeper!

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  6. We had this tonight (with a few personal preference changes) and it was delish!!!! Because I was lazy, I used Lighthouse Dressing BBQ Ranch salad dressing – but it was so yummy. The kids said it was their favorite salad and had seconds and thirds- WOW!!! Love your blog. Thanks for the great recipes!

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  7. We had this salad in Lake Powell last week and it was a huge hit. This is a new favorite for my family. Where did you get your cute little glass pitcher that holds your dressing? It is darling and every time I see it in your pictures I mean to ask you where you got it.

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  8. Marianne,
    I'm so glad your family loved it! Thanks for letting me know. I got the cute glass picture as a gift from a family member. It was given as a door prize at a fun womens retreat I went on a few years back with several generations of women from my family. There is a cute sticker on the side that's not shown in the picture that says “Pearly Girls Bakery”…my great grandmas name was Pearl. Isn't that cute! Love it. Love to take pictures with it too…I figure she might be up there in heaven, smiling down on me while I cook up all this food.
    Have a great day Marianne!
    ~Jamie

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  9. This salad doesn't show up when I search in your recipes tab under salads. Also your blue berry muffins don't show up under the muffins labels. If you could add them, so I don't have to keep going through the whole blog to find them, that would be great.
    I LOVE your blog. It is great how easy it is to follow with the pictures and instructions. Lots of us out here in Minnesota (in our ward) are following your blog. LOVE IT!

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  10. Minnesota Fun!,
    Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. I have added the links to my recipe file. Glad you are enjoying the recipes! Have a great day!
    ~Jamie

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