Southwest Chicken Salad with Spicy Ranch Dressing

Name: Southwest Chicken Salad with Spicy Ranch Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 16 cup Green Leaf Lettuce (16 cups green leaf, romaine, and/or spring mix lettuce (chopped into 1-inch or smaller pieces)); 2 cup Grape Tomato (2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes (halved)); 1 cup English Cucumber (1 English cucumber (halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced thin, about 2 cups)); 1 piece Red Bell Pepper (1 red bell pepper (cut into ½-inch pieces )); 1 can Corn (1 can corn, drained, (OR 2 ears of corn, kernels removed, about 1½ cups)); 1 can Black Beans (1 can black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed); 3 cup Chicken (3 cups cooked chicken (cut into bite size pieces)); 1 cup Cheddar Cheese (1 cup cheddar cheese (cut into matchsticks or shredded)); ½ cup Pine Nuts (½ cup toasted pine nuts or sunflower seeds); 2 cup Corn Chips (2 cups tortilla strips or corn chips); 2 cup Ranch Dressing (2 cups ranch dressing); ⅓ cup Barbecue Sauce (⅓ cup spicy barbecue sauce)

Southwest Chicken Salad with Spicy Ranch Dressing - Main Course (Mexican)

10 minMexican

Servings6

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Green Leaf Lettuce16 cup · 16 cups green leaf, romaine, and/or spring mix lettuce (chopped into 1-inch or smaller pieces)
Grape Tomato2 cup · 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes (halved)
English Cucumber1 cup · 1 English cucumber (halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced thin, about 2 cups)
Red Bell Pepper1 piece · 1 red bell pepper (cut into ½-inch pieces )
Corn1 can · 1 can corn, drained, (OR 2 ears of corn, kernels removed, about 1½ cups)
Black Beans1 can · 1 can black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Chicken3 cup · 3 cups cooked chicken (cut into bite size pieces)
Cheddar Cheese1 cup · 1 cup cheddar cheese (cut into matchsticks or shredded)
Pine Nuts½ cup · ½ cup toasted pine nuts or sunflower seeds
Corn Chips2 cup · 2 cups tortilla strips or corn chips
Ranch Dressing2 cup · 2 cups ranch dressing
Barbecue Sauce⅓ cup · ⅓ cup spicy barbecue sauce

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Steps

1Dressing Instructions
2Combine the ranch dressing and spicy barbecue ranch in a medium bowl or jar. Whisk well to combine and refrigerate until ready to use. Leftover dressing will keep nicely in the refrigerator for up to a week.
3Salad Instructions
4Layer the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, corn, beans, and chicken on a large platter or in a bowl. Toss to combine. Top with cheese, pine nuts, and tortilla strips. Drizzle the salad with the prepared dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.