BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing

If you have about 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing might be a tremendous gluten free recipe to try. This recipe makes 2 servings with 852 calories, 64g of protein, and 28g of fat each. For $4.79 per serving, this recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 5463 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Erins Food Files. Plenty of people really liked this salad. If you have milk, light mayonnaise, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is awesome. Try BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing, BBQ Chicken COBB Salad with Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing, and BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Ranch for similar recipes.

Servings: 2

 

Ingredients:

1/4-1/2 cup of barbecue sauce to marinade (optional, but recommended)

1/4 to 1/3 cup BBQ sauce

extra BBQ sauce for drizzling on finished salad

1 head bibb lettuce, washed & chopped

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 can black beans, drained & rinsed

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 chicken breasts

1/2 teaspoon chili pepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1/2-2/3 cup frozen corn, thawed (unless you plan to let this thaw & marinade all day like I did!)

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 garlic clove, finely minced

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

juice of 1 lime

2/3 cup mayonnaise, light or regular

2 Tablespoons lime juice

2 Tablespoons milk

1/3 cup buttermilk, sour cream, or nonfat greek yogurt

1/2 teaspoon salt

salt & pepper to taste

1 sweet potato, peeled & chopped

2 teaspoons white vinegar

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

grill

blender

Cooking instruction summary:

Succotash:Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Add beans & corn, season with salt & pepper. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.Chicken:Marinate chicken in BBQ sauce about 6 hours (optional). Preheat grill (we used the George Foreman), and cook chicken until done. Remove from heat and let "rest" for about 5-10 minutes. Chicken can even be made ahead of time & refrigerated.Make dressing:Combine all the ingredients together and whisk (or shake, if using a jar) vigorously to combine. You could also run this through a blender to make it even more smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.Assemble lettuce, black bean & corn succotash, sweet potates, and top with chicken. Drizzle with additional BBQ sauce, followed by the Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing.

 

Step by step:

Succotash

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine.

2. Add beans & corn, season with salt & pepper. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.Chicken:Marinate chicken in BBQ sauce about 6 hours (optional). Preheat grill (we used the George Foreman), and cook chicken until done.


Remove from heat and let "rest" for about 5-10 minutes. Chicken can even be made ahead of time & refrigerated.Make dressing

1. Combine all the ingredients together and whisk (or shake, if using a jar) vigorously to combine. You could also run this through a blender to make it even more smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.Assemble lettuce, black bean & corn succotash, sweet potates, and top with chicken.

2. Drizzle with additional BBQ sauce, followed by the Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing.


Nutrition Information:

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889k Calories
63g Protein
28g Total Fat
96g Carbs
52% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
889k
44%

Fat
28g
43%

  Saturated Fat
4g
31%

Carbohydrates
96g
32%

  Sugar
36g
41%

Cholesterol
159mg
53%

Sodium
2835mg
123%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
63g
128%

Vitamin A
19160IU
383%

Vitamin B3
26mg
132%

Vitamin K
131µg
125%

Selenium
82µg
118%

Vitamin B6
2mg
114%

Phosphorus
802mg
80%

Potassium
2188mg
63%

Fiber
13g
55%

Manganese
0.99mg
50%

Vitamin B5
4mg
50%

Folate
173µg
43%

Magnesium
170mg
43%

Vitamin B2
0.68mg
40%

Vitamin B1
0.53mg
35%

Iron
6mg
34%

Vitamin C
26mg
32%

Copper
0.57mg
29%

Vitamin E
3mg
25%

Calcium
213mg
21%

Zinc
3mg
21%

Vitamin B12
0.77µg
13%

Vitamin D
0.42µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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