Recipe: BBQ Chicken Salad

Try out this southwestern inspired salad using slow cooker shredded chicken for a spicy twist. [...]

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Try out this southwestern inspired salad using slow cooker shredded chicken for a spicy twist. This salad is hearty enough for a dinner and full of family-approved ingredients.

Fresh ingredients mixed with the crunch of crisp lettuce and blue corn chips offers a satisfying taste leaving you wanting more and more! This will no doubt be a new family favorite.

Recipe: BBQ Chicken Salad

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: none
Yield: 4 servings
Serving size: 3½ cups of salad and 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce

Ingredients

  • 10-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 2 cups organic low-sodium chicken broth
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1½ cups yellow corn, drained and rinsed
  • 1½ cups black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 1 cup reduced-fat Mexican shredded cheese
  • ½ cup light ranch dressing
  • ½ cup Stubb's Original All-Natural Bar-B-Q Sauce
  • ½ cup unsalted blue corn tortilla chips, crumbled

Instructions

  1. In a large stockpot on high heat, add 2 cups of chicken broth to a boil. Add chicken breasts and cook for 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle. Remove breasts from water and set on a plate to cool. When cool enough to touch, shred chicken breasts with a fork.
  2. Season shredded chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. Place Romaine lettuce in a large bowl, top with diced tomato, corn, beans, onion, and cheese.
  4. Pour ranch dressing and BBQ sauce on top of the salad and gently toss to combine.
  5. Serve immediately topped with tortilla chips.

Nutrition Information
Per Serving (3½ cups of salad and 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce):
Calories: 402
Fat: 12g
Carbohydrates: 46g
Fiber: 8g
Protein: 29g
Sugars: 15g
Sodium: 1829mg
WWP+: 10

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