BBQ Chicken Salad

This is a great fresh meal during the summer.  I love the black bean salsa recipe that they use on this salad. 

 

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cup BBQ sauce I like Famous Daves
• 1 recipe black bean salsa (see below)
• 5 cups lettuce/ spinach
• 11/2 cup ranch dressing
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1 juiced lime
• 1 small tomatillo
• tortilla strips

Instructions

1. Place chicken breast with water in crock pot over low heat. Pour BBQ sauce over the chicken. If I have onions on hand, I will put a few slices on top of the chicken. Cook chicken for 6 hours or until it shreds easily. Shred chicken.
2. For the dressing: Combine ranch dressing, cilantro, lime and tomatillo in a blender. If you like it spicy, you could throw half a jalapeno in there. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
3. Place desired amount of lettuce on your plate. Then add a few spoonfuls of chicken and black bean salsa. Pour on dressing and top with tortilla strips.

Corn and black bean salsa

Ingredients

• 1 can of sweet corn (drained)
• 1 can of black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 2 avacados from Mexico
• 2 limes
• 1/4 cup onion
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3/4 cup cilantro

Instructions

1. Combine the corn and beans into a medium sized bowl. Dice the onion, pepper, avocados and tomatoes then mix them in the bowl. Cut the cilantro and mix that in with the salt and sugar. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top. Stir and enjoy with tortilla chips or wheat thins.