BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing -

BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing

This BBQ Chicken Salad is a flavorful and healthy meal, featuring tender chicken, fresh vegetables, and a creamy cilantro dressing. It's a perfect combination of sweet, savory, and refreshing flavors.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings: 4 people

Course: dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Calories: 450

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Chicken

1 lb chicken tenderloins see notes for other cuts of chicken
Salt, black pepper & paprika to season the chicken
0.5 cup bbq sauce

Salad

6 cup lettuce chopped
0.75 cup black beans drained and rinsed
0.75 cup corn kernels fresh, frozen or canned*
0.75 cup cherry tomatoes halved
0.25 red onion sliced thin
1 large avocado diced
Tortilla chips optional

Dressing

0.5 cup plain greek yogurt
0.5 cup cilantro roughly chopped & packed (leaves & stems)
0.25 cup fresh lime juice
0.25 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves
0.5 tsp cumin
0.25 tsp salt
Black pepper to taste

Method

Make the dressing. Blend dressing ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate.
Cook the chicken. Bake seasoned chicken with BBQ sauce at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Cool and cut into pieces.
Assemble the salad. Toss lettuce, beans, corn, tomatoes, onion, and avocado with dressing. Top with chicken and tortilla chips (optional).

Notes

For a spicier kick, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the dressing.