California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Salad

A copycat of CPK's famous salad: grilled BBQ chicken over mixed greens with black beans, corn, tortilla strips, and a homemade herb ranch dressing.

AmericanChickenAdvanced45 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 4 halves boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 0.5 cup BBQ sauce
  • 12 corn tortillas, cut into 1/4-inch strips
  • 2 0.8 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 7 tbsp sour cream
  • 2 0.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 0.5 tsp fresh dill, minced
  • 1 0.5 tsp fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 8 cup mixed salad greens
  • 1 cup black beans, drained
  • 1 cup corn kernels
  • 0.5 cup jicama, diced
  • 0.5 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate chicken in BBQ sauce. Grill until cooked through, then slice.

  2. 2

    Deep-fry tortilla strips until golden and crisp; drain and season with salt.

  3. 3

    Whisk together mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, garlic, dill, parsley, and Worcestershire for the ranch dressing.

  4. 4

    Divide greens among plates. Top with sliced chicken, black beans, corn, jicama, and cheese. Add tortilla strips. Drizzle with ranch dressing.

Tags

saladcopycatBBQ chickenrestauranttortilla stripsranchamerican
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