BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad (CPK Copycat)
This BBQ Chicken Salad is full of fresh veggies, BBQ chicken, cheese, beans and tortilla strips, and tossed with a simple BBQ Ranch dressing.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro optional
- ½ cup black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ cup corn kernels cooked and cooled
- ½ cup freshly shredded jack cheese
- ½ cup tortilla strips
- 2 ripe Roma tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1 large avocado cubed
- ½ cup jicama
- 4 green onions sliced
- 2 grilled chicken breasts diced (about 2-3 cups)
- ½ ranch dressing or more to taste
- ½ cup BBQ sauce or more to taste
- 1 lime cut into 8 wedges, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss lettuce and cilantro.
- Arrange lettuce into 4 meal size serving bowls or plates. Divide toppings among the 4 bowls (black beans, corn, cheese, tortilla strips, tomatoes, jicama, green onions, avocado, and chicken).
- Drizzle ranch dressing and BBQ sauce over each salad before serving. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
This salad is super easy to customize. Feel free to change the amounts of any of the ingredients to your liking or set up a salad bar so everyone can make their own.
When I'm serving my family, I usually mix up the dressing. But if I'm serving guests, I let them choose their own.
Nutrition
Calories: 578kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 901mg | Potassium: 1063mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 8899IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 4mg
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