How to Make Budget-Friendly BBQ Chicken Salad
Who doesn’t like barbecued chicken during the summer? Tossing it in with some lower carb vegetables and turkey bacon makes for a salad that will be popular with the entire family. Serve it with some whole wheat garlic bread, if desired.
20 min prep time
5servings
2 cups
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Line the sheet with chicken breasts and brush each generously with barbeque sauce. Bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken is 165 degrees F. Set aside to cool.
- In a large salad bowl, toss together bacon, carrots, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomatoes, salt (optional), and pepper.
- Once chicken is cool, chop into small pieces and toss with the salad ingredients.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss gently to coat.
Nutrition facts
5 Servings
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Serving Size
2 cups
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Amount per serving
Calories
210
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
4.5g
6%-
Saturated Fat
1.2g
6%
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Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
55mg
18% -
Sodium
360mg
16% -
Total Carbohydrate
22g
8%-
Dietary Fiber
4g
14% -
Total Sugars
13g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
21g
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Potassium
715mg
15%
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1
chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 lbs
barbeque sauce
1/4 cup
turkey bacon (cooked crisp and chopped)
4
carrot(s) (shredded)
2
romaine lettuce (bag, chopped)
16 oz
medium red onion ((or 1 small), small dice)
1/2
large cucumber (small dice)
1
large tomato (seeded and small dice)
1
salt (optional)
1/2 tsp
black pepper
1/2 tsp
poppy seed dressing (fat-free)
1/2 cup