Name: BBQ Chicken Salad with "Fried" Onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 red onion, sliced into thin rings; ¼ cup dry instant potato flakes; ¼ cup all-purpose flour*; Grapeseed oil spray; 8 cups mixed greens; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese**; 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast; 1 cup jicama sticks; 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed; Your favorite BBQ sauce; Cilantro, for garnish

BBQ Chicken Salad with “Fried” Onions

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Smoky BBQ sauce on top of roasted chicken, jicama, black beans, cheese, and faux fried onions- the coolest way to enjoy BBQ this summer!

Author: Samantha Elaine
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 min
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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1 red onion, sliced into thin rings
¼ cup dry instant potato flakes
¼ cup all-purpose flour*
Grapeseed oil spray
8 cups mixed greens
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese**
2 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast
1 cup jicama sticks
1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
Your favorite BBQ sauce
Cilantro, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450. In a bowl, toss onion rings with potato flakes and flour. Season
with salt and pepper. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with grapeseed oil. Spread
onions out on baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes so the
onions do not burn.
To build salads, toss together mixed greens, shredded chicken, shredded cheese, jicama
sticks, and black beans. Drizzle with BBQ sauce and top with “fried” onions. Garnish with
cilantro.

Notes

*To make this dish gluten-free, use gluten-free flour.
**To make this dish lactose-free, use almond or other dairy-free cheese.

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