Hickory BBQ Chicken Salad

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 10 min
  • Active: 10 min
There are lots of recipes for chicken salad, but this is Ree’s current favorite and uses rotisserie chicken as a convenient shortcut. The dressing uses all pantry ingredients, which means this dish can be on the table in around 10 minutes.
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Ingredients

2/3 cup hickory BBQ sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon paprika

2 cups pulled rotisserie chicken, dark and white meat

1/3 cup chopped pickled jalapeños

1/3 cup chopped pickles

2 green onions, thinly sliced

4 ounces Cheddar, diced small

To Serve:

Iceberg lettuce leaves

1 white onion, sliced

4 slices Texas toast

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, mix the BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, chili powder and paprika. To a large bowl add the chicken, then, reserving a little of each for garnish, add the pickled jalapeños, pickles and green onions. Pour over about two-thirds of the dressing and fold in. Add the Cheddar and continue folding until combined.
  2. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the reserved, jalapeños, pickles and green onions.
  3. To serve, add a couple leaves of iceberg to a plate. Top with a scoop of the chicken salad, garnish with white onion slices and place the Texas toast on the side.

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WildsRose

This is the BEST !! I have made it a bunch of times !! Freezes well too !!

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