All Recipes

BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Ranch

BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Ranch
  • Category

    Main Course

  • Cusine

    American

What do you need?
How to make?

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup BBQ sauce

1 large head

3 medium Roma tomatoes

1 - 2 avocados

1 1/4 cups fresh or frozen corn

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

2 green onions

1 - 1 1/2 cups cheese

Corn tortilla stips*

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup sour cream

1/3 cup milk

1 Tbsp + 1 tsp buttermilk ranch seasoning mix

1/3 cup cilantro

1 clove garlic

Juice of 1 lime

2 - 3 pinches cayenne pepper

Directions

Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Brush grill grates lightly with canola or vegetable oil then place chicken on grill and cook rotating once halfway through cooking and brushing both sides with BBQ sauce during last minute or two of grilling . Transfer chicken to a plate, cover with foil and let rest 5 - 10 minutes then slice into small strips. Layer all remaining ingredients into large salad bowls, beginning with salad . Serve topped with Cilantro Lime Ranch.

Combine all dressing ingredients in a blender and process until cilantro is finely chopped. *I made homemade corn tortilla strips by slicing 6 6-inch corn tortillas into strips , then I fried in about 1-inch of hot canola oil in a skillet , rotating once halfway through with metal tongs, until they just began to turn golden. Then transferred to a plate lined with paper towels and immediately sprinkled with salt. Store bought is fine too if you don't want to make them.