Southwest BBQ Chicken Salad with crisp romaine, black beans, and sweet corn. topped with a spicy chipotle ranch dressing. Make the famous Portillo's salad at home!
1-2teaspoonchipotle in adobo saucemore/less to desired taste
2cupscooked chickendiced
½cupbbq sauce
2headsromaine lettucesliced thin
1canblack beansdrained & rinsed
1cupcorn kernels
1cupgreen onionssliced
½cupgrape tomatoessliced
1cupshredded cheddar cheeseoptional
1packagetortilla stripsor crushed tortilla chips
Instructions
Mix together the ranch dressing and adobo sauce. Start with 1 teaspoon of adobo sauce, taste and as more as desired.
Toss the diced chicken with barbecue sauce. Prep remaining ingredients and set aside in bowls.
To make the salads, layer lettuce, black beans, corn, green onions, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and chicken. Top with dressing and add an extra drizzle of bbq sauce, if desired. Top with tortilla strips and enjoy!