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Dinner for 6

Barbecue Chicken Salad

$9.13for 420 minServes 6

Shredded chicken, beans, corn, vegetables, and lettuce are tossed with barbecue sauce and ranch for a quick salad.

Barbecue Chicken Salad with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Chicken breast, 0.95 lb$3.49/lb typical0.95 lb$3.27Typical price
BBQ sauce, 2.25 oz$0.12/oz typical2.25 oz$0.27Typical price
Romaine and salad greens, 1.5$2.49 each typical1.5$3.98Typical price
Canned beans, 15 oz$0.09/oz typical15 oz$1.35Typical price
Corn on the cob, 2$0.60 each typical2$1.13Typical price
Cherry and grape tomatoes, 5.25 oz$0.30/oz typical5.25 oz$1.59Typical price
Avocados, 1$1.29 each typical1$1.29Typical price
Onions, a little$1.29/lb typicala little$0.06Typical price
Chips, 0.5 oz$0.22/oz typical0.5 oz$0.11Typical price
Total for the servings shown$13.69

Swaps

  • Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Relish, dressings, steak sauce

Not included in the cost.

  • 20 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 6servings as written
  • $$typical cost tier

AmericanDairy-freeBudgetFamilyLunchesDinnersGrillNo-cookSummer grillingBack to schoolSummer

Typical price

$2.28 per serving$9.13 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups shredded chicken
  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (optional)
  • 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans
  • 1 can (15 oz) sweet corn
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 large ripe avocado
  • 1/2 cup ranch dressing
  • pickled red onions (optional)
  • french fried onions (optional)

Steps

  1. Drain the black beans and corn, and halve the cherry tomatoes.
  2. Chop the romaine and avocado, then place them in a large salad bowl.
  3. Toss in the chicken, beans, corn, tomatoes, and barbecue sauce until evenly coated.
  4. Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
  5. Drizzle with ranch dressing and add the optional pickled onions or fried onions before serving.

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