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Chopped Chicken Salad with Pickleback Dressing

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Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Mar 27, 2017
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This isn’t your average grilled chicken chopped salad — it’s so much better! With hearty toppings and a tangy pickle-spiked dressing, this potluck-friendly, make-ahead salad is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Whether or not you start with a shot of whiskey is totally up to you.

Chopped Chicken Salad with Pickleback Dressing

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 oz each)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon barbecue seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons spicy dill pickle juice (from 24-oz jar)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 hearts romaine, chopped (about 10 cups)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cooked bacon
  • 1/2 cup crumbled sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
  • 1/3 cup chopped spicy dill pickles
  • 1 plum (Roma) tomato, seeded and diced
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. Coat chicken in oil and barbecue seasoning. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken; cook 4 to 7 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F). Transfer to cutting board; cool 5 to 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Dice chicken.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, to make dressing, in large bowl, mix pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce and sugar until sugar dissolves. Beat in mayonnaise and garlic with whisk.
  • Step 
    3
    Arrange romaine on serving platter. Top with chicken, bacon, cheese, pickles, tomato and green onions. Serve salad with dressing.

Nutrition

670 Calories
57g Total Fat
29g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
670
Calories from Fat
510
Total Fat
57g
88%
Saturated Fat
12g
61%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
105mg
34%
Sodium
880mg
37%
Potassium
640mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
4g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
210%
210%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 10 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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