BBQ Chicken Salad

Every now and again, I stumble upon an idea for  a summer dinner that works beautifully.  It has to have these things:  a veggie, a protein, a yummy sauce, and make enough for six people.  If it's easy to fix, that's a bonus!  My new favorite: BBQ Chicken Salad.  So easy, and everyone loved it:

I bought pre-seasoned chicken quarters and threw them into the oven while we went to the pool.  (Hey - I can multi-task with the best of them!) When they had cooled, I shredded them and added 1 bag salad, 1/4 of a sliced red onion, a chopped avocado, some tiny red tomatoes, and some grated cheddar cheese.  As an afterthought, I added a can of black beans, rinsed and drained.

You could use a rotisserie chicken, too.  But baking it yourself is cheaper!  

The dressing is the special ingredient!  I mixed 1/4 cup honey BBQ sauce with 1 C. ranch dressing
and let everyone drizzle their own on their salad.

This was enough for two adults and two hungry kids....It was gone moments after I took this picture.
And it was de-lish-us.

When you come across a recipe everyone will eat,

it's a keeper!

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