Barbecue Chicken Salad

Barbecue Chicken Salad

Its sometimes a challenge to use leftovers. I often use them in soups and salads. Today I found myself with some leftover cooked chicken and wanted to do something fun with it. I decided to make a big salad but rather than just add the chicken I first heated up the chicken in some home made barbecue sauce. It made the whole salad more fun and the warm chicken was a nice counterpoint to the cold salad veggies. Super easy and very tasty.

Barbecue Chicken Salad

3-4 cups lettuce, rinsed and torn into bite-sized pieces

1/2 c. shredded cabbage

1/2 c. chopped sweet pepper

salt and pepper to taste

1-2 T.olive oil

1-2 T. cider vinegar

1 c. cooked chicken, cubed

1/2 c. barbecue sauce

1/4 c. cashews

Arrange veggies in bowl on on a plate. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with the oil and vinegar. Place chicken on small skillet and add the barbecue sauce. Heat until bubbly, stirring often. Spoon over the vegetable mixture and sprinkle with cashews.

Lettuce with cabbage and peppers

Heat chicken and barbecue sauce together