Barbecue Chicken Ranch Salad
This Southwest BBQ Ranch Salad with Chicken is a bold, flavor-packed salad that’s perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. Made with juicy chicken cooked in barbecue sauce, crisp lettuce, fresh vegetables, and crispy shallots, then tossed in a creamy buttermilk ranch dressing, it’s a satisfying, restaurant-style salad you can make at home.
Ingredients
Chipotle Buttermilk Ranch
Salad
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400F. For easier cleanup, line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Step 2
Place ½ cup barbecue sauce in a bowl (reserve the rest for later), and brush it onto both sides of the chicken thighs.
- Step 3
Bake the chicken for 30 minutes or until the internal temp is 165F. Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest before cutting it into bite sized pieces.
- Step 4
Mix the ranch ingredients together.
- Step 5
Place the lettuce, diced cooked chicken, corn, tomatoes, black beans, and green onions in a large salad bowl.
- Step 6
Toss the salad with your desired amount of ranch dressing and all of the reserved barbecue sauce.
- Step 7
Top the salad with the crispy shallots and enjoy!
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