BBQ Chicken Salad with Summer Corn & Zucchini

Celebration salads? Let’s make it a thing!

It’s my bestie’s birthday this week & I’m celebrating with this new recipe as a homage to her fave meal — anything BBQ chicken! Seriously, it doesn’t matter where we go, if that menu has a BBQ chicken salad, pizza, whateverrrr on it… she’s getting it! And I love it. I whipped up this special summer salad with some quick cooked summer corn & zucchini to dress it up a bit & add my own twist on this classic.

Not only is this salad full of late-summer flavor, but it’s filing & totally meal-preppable! I love meal prepped salads — get the components prepped & in the fridge over the weekend, all you have to do it toss it all into your dish for the day & you’re off! It makes planning for a day well eaten soooo much simpler!

So whether it’s your fave dish, birthday week or you need a salad for the holiday weekend… this is for you! This salad is…

simple
quick
filling
nutrient rich
& a nice, healthy twist on bbq!

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BBQ Chicken Salad with Summer Corn & Zucchini

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 head romaine lettuce (approx 8 cups), chopped

  • 1/2 batch Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

  • 1 ear sweet summer corn, fresh

  • 1 large zucchini

  • 2 medium roma tomatoes, diced

  • 1 medium avocado, diced

  • 4 oz. white cheddar cheese, small cubed

  • 1 Tbsp. avocado oil

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. *Prep Instant Pot BBQ Chicken ahead of time!

  2. Warm a pan over medium heat. Add avocado oil into the pan.

  3. Cut the corn away from the cob & break into small chunks/individual kernels. Add into pan.

  4. Chop zucchini & add into the pan.

  5. Cook for 8-10 minutes until starting to brown & cook through.

  6. While corn & zucchini are cooking, add the chopped romaine, diced tomato, diced avocado & cubed cheese into a bowls (or tupperware if prepping for later). Arrange as desired.

  7. Reheat BBQ chicken & add 4 oz. portion into salad bowls.

  8. Top salads with corn & zucchini mixture. *If meal prepping, cool corn & zucchini before topping into salads

  9. Serve Immediately or store in refrigerator for later.

NUTRITION INFO (1 SERVING)

Calories: 400, Fat: 21g, Carbohydrates: 26g, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 1g, Added Sugar: 0g, Protein: 32g

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No dressing? No problem! I didn’t make a set dressing for this one since that BBQ sauce is saucy enough for me… but here are some options to try out!

  • Add extra BBQ sauce on the top

  • Classic Ranch

  • Any favorite dressing you love

  • A homemade option

Starchy Add-In Options:

Cheers to summer & to the birthday girl!


xx,
mallory

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