Shredded BBQ Chicken Salad
Enjoy this Shredded BBQ Chicken Salad that is quick and easy to throw together and serve up for lunch or dinner as a high-protein lunch or dinner option. This cold chicken salad is great served as a lettuce wrap, or sandwich, or thrown into a tortilla and eaten in a wrap.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: chicken, Keto, Main Course, Whole30 Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: barbeque chicken salad recipe, canned chicken salad, chicken salad chick bbq recipe, chicken salad with bbq sauce, everything bagel cold chicken salad, shredded bbq chicken salad
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 228kcal
- 2 cups Shredded Chicken Breast
- ½ cup Celery small dice
- ¼ cup Red Onion small dice
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ½ cup BBQ Sauce
Dice up a half cup of celery and a quarter cup of onion.
Add to a large bowl along with 2 cups of shredded chicken.
Add in 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and 1/2 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce.
Stir everything together until fully combined. Adjust BBQ sauce to taste.
🔁 Storing Leftover Chicken Salad
Leftover chicken salad has a pretty good shelf-life. If stored properly in an airtight container in the fridge it will last 5 to 7 days. While technically you could freeze leftover chicken salad, mayo freezes terribly, so do not freeze.
🍅How To Serve Chicken Salad
This barbecue chicken salad recipe is so easy, and I wanted to share a handful of recipes for you to try out.
- Lettuce wraps: Rinse your lettuce leaves well and drain off the water. Then you can pile on some of the chicken salad and spread it over the leaf. Top on any other toppings, and then pin with a toothpick if you need to.
- With crackers: Pick any type of crackers you would like and use to pile on some shredded BBQ chicken salad. You can use whole-grain, gluten-free, low-carb, or even a classic Ritz salad.
- On sandwich: I love using multi-grain whole wheat bread, but you can reach for any type of bread you like. Then load up with some lettuce, sliced tomato, cheese if you want, etc. Then slice the sandwich in half and serve up a hearty and flavorful chicken salad.
- Stuffed Tomato: Hollow out a tomato and then stuff it full of some of the chicken salad. Then use a nice to slice apart the tomato and eat! Such a tasty option.
- Bread Bowl Dip: Hollow out a bread bowl and then pile in your chicken salad. Serve with crisp veggies, pretzels, crackers, etc. You can serve up this salad as a dip that is loaded with flavor.
Serving: 1g | Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g