This BBQ Chicken Ranch Salad recipe takes just about 15 minutes. The ease of store bought rotisserie chicken paired with ranch and BBQ, makes this a summer salad with simple prep but ALL the taste.
1Rotisserie ChickenAll meat pulled off and shredded.
¼cupSweet Baby Ray's BBQ
15.25oz.corncanned - drained well
15oz.black beanscanned, drained and rinsed of sauce
2cupstomatoeschopped
2avocadoschopped
3Romaine Hearts
¼cupFresh Cilantro Leaves
BBQ Ranch Dressing
¼cupSweet Baby Ray's BBQ
1cupButtermilk
¼cupRanch Dressing
4tbsp.chopped FRESH dill
salt & pepper
Instructions
Mix together shredded chicken and 1/4 cup barbecue sauce. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine drained corn, rinsed and drained black beans, tomatoes, avocados, romaine hearts and cilantro. Mix well.
In a separate small bowl, combine buttermilk, 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, ranch dressing and fresh dill. Whisk well until a smooth dressing is formed. Season generously with salt and pepper.
Combine the BBQ chicken bowl and the vegetables. Pour the homemade dressing onto the entire salad and mix well.
Serve immediately. If serving at a later date, wait till ready to serve before pouring on dressing to prevent the lettuce from wilting.
Notes
Wrap leftovers in a tortilla and serve for lunch!
Change up the flavors. Try mixing the shredded chicken with a packet of taco seasoning instead. As far as the dressing, instead of BBQ ranch, use sour cream, ranch and another packet of taco seasoning.