BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

This BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad is a quick and delicious dinner idea! A bed of fresh mixed greens is topped with grilled chicken, cooked bacon, crisp cucumbers, fresh tomatoes and chunks of Cheddar cheese – and then is topped with your favorite Ranch dressing and BBQ sauce! This recipe is pure awesomeness! #12bloggers

BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

I can’t even tell y’all how excited I am to share this salad with you. Not only is it a part of the #12bloggers series this month – but it just happens to be one of my favorite dinner salads ever!! Yes, ever! I think the thing I love most about this sald (besides the yummy ingredients, obviously!) is just how quick and easy this comes together!

I love grilled chicken in this salad – and if you have leftover grilled chicken from the night before, you’re one step ahead of the game! If you really want to make this salad easy, pick up a rotisserie chicken at your local store – it almost makes this a no cook meal …. unless you buy precooked bacon too! 😀

As I mentioned, this is part of the #12bloggers series. Every month, on the 12th of the month, 12 bloggers get together and share an awesome themed recipe with you – each recipes containing 12 ingredients or less! This month, we’re sharing summer salad recipes! Be sure to read to the end of the post to check them all out!

I shared one of my favorite salads with you – what are some of your favorite salad ingredients?

12 Summer Salads

Grilled Chicken Summer Berry Salad from Big Bear’s Wife

Ultimate Green Salad from Betsylife

Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Honey Syrup from Home Cooking Memories

Greek Salad from Cooking on the Front Burners

BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad from Love Bakes Good Cakes

Southwestern Pasta Salad from A Million Moments

Apple Chicken and Feta Salad from Bread, Booze, Bacon

Tortellini Pasta Salad from A Night Owl Blog

Easy Cucumber & Onion Salad from Pink Cake Plate

Easy Chicken Salad from {i love} My Disorganized Life

Monkey Salad from See Vanessa Craft

Tex Mex Taco Salad from Around My Family Table

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Servings: 4 servings

BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

By Jamie Sherman

This BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad is a quick and delicious dinner idea! A bed of fresh mixed greens is topped with grilled chicken, cooked bacon, crisp cucumbers, fresh tomatoes.

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 16 minutes mins

Total: 26 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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For the chicken

• ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• ▢ Salt and pepper, to taste

For the salad

• ▢ 8 cups mixed salad greens
• ▢ 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• ▢ 1 cup Cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes, 4 oz.
• ▢ ½ cup chopped cucumber
• ▢ 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• ▢ Your favorite Ranch dressing, or try my homemade version
• ▢ Your favorite BBQ sauce, or try my homemade version

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Instructions 

• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Lightly oil grill grate. Cook chicken on the prepared grill for 6-8 minutes per side, or until the juices run clear. Remove from grill and allow to rest while you prepare the rest of the salad.
• For each salad, place two cups of mixed salad greens on serving plate. Divide the tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, cucumber and bacon between the plates. Cut the chicken into strips or cubes and place on top of the salad.
• To serve, drizzle with Ranch dressing and BBQ sauce. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Use your favorite greens.
• Any bottled dressing works here.

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 38g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 130mg, Sodium: 630mg, Potassium: 775mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 1564IU, Vitamin C: 26mg, Calcium: 224mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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