This healthy grilled BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad with tangy barbecue ranch dressing is perfect for lunch or dinner. It’s quick, easy, and packed with plenty of veggies, buttery corn, bacon bits, tortilla strips, beans, and more.
While grilled chicken is preferred, you can absolutely use oven-baked chicken, leftover chicken, chicken tenders, or even rotisserie chicken. Feel free to get creative with the mix-in ingredients, too.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easily Customizable! Whether you’re meal prepping or doing a salad bar, you can easily use the veggies and toppings you love the most.
- A healthy dinner idea. Start with a simple grilled chicken breast. Add a slice of avocado and our easy-to-make BBQ ranch dressing, you’re on your way to a healthy and delicious dinner.
- So easy to prep. This can be made ahead of time. Use grilled chicken breast, rotisserie chicken or some leftover chicken.
If you love the flavors of BBQ, be sure to try our BBQ Chicken Salad, BBQ Chicken Taquitos, Babyback Ribs and Spare Ribs Recipe.
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BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad
If you are a fan of loaded, hearty chopped salads, then this BBQ Chicken Salad recipe will absolutely hit the spot.&nb
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30-Minute Meals, 4th of July, Chicken, Easy Weeknight Meals, Healthy, Main Dish, Nut-Free, Salads, Summer Recipes,