Hawaiian Barbecue-Style Chicken Salad Recipe

Homemade barbecue sauce and sweet pineapple chunks bring a big punch of flavor to this grilled chicken salad.

Topped with a sweet and sour salad dressing made with pineapple juice and apple cider vinegar, this salad packs a ton of flavor and a lot of veggies.

The list of ingredients to make a homemade BBQ sauce is long, but don't let that deter you from making the sauce. Skip the refined sugars, preservatives, and who-knows-what-else in those store-bought BBQ sauces, and slather your own on the grilled chicken in this recipe.

Think ahead: make a big batch and store the leftover BBQ sauce in small jars in your freezer. Remove a jar from the freezer and place it in the refrigerator to use when you're ready for a new jar.

If you have Paleo kids or someone with a sweet tooth, this would be a good recipe to serve because the pineapple chunks and BBQ sauce add sweetness without a ton of added sugar.

If you make more salad than you can eat, enjoy the big chunks of grilled, caramelized pineapple and chicken the next day for leftovers!

Hawaiian Barbecue-Style Chicken Salad Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
• ½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
• 1 pineapple, thickly sliced
• 6 cups mixed greens
• 1 red onion, sliced
• ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
• ¼ cup pineapple juice
• 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
2. Season the chicken breasts and grill the chicken until no longer pink, about 8 minutes per side.
3. Liberally brush the barbecue sauce over the chicken, and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes per side.
4. Remove from heat and let rest.
5. Grill the pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes per side, then set aside.
6. Slice the chicken and pineapple into bite-sized pieces.
7. In a salad bowl, gently toss the pineapple, chicken, mixed greens, red onion, and grape tomatoes together.
8. In a dressing jar, combine the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and season to taste.
9. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss gently, and serve.

Hawaiian Barbecue-Style Chicken Salad Recipe

A chicken salad made with homemade barbecue sauce and caramelized pineapple chunks for a big punch of flavor.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Hawaiian

Servings 4 people

Calories 469 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
• ½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
• 1 pineapple thickly sliced
• 6 cups mixed greens
• 1 red onion sliced
• ½ cup grape tomatoes halved
• ¼ cup pineapple juice
• 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Season the chicken breasts and grill the chicken until no longer pink, about 8 minutes per side.
  2 chicken breasts
• Liberally brush the barbecue sauce over the chicken, and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes per side.
  ½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
• Remove from heat and let rest.
• Grill the pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes per side, then set aside.
  1 pineapple
• Slice the chicken and pineapple into bite-sized pieces.
• In a salad bowl, gently toss the pineapple, chicken, mixed greens, red onion, and grape tomatoes together.
  6 cups mixed greens, 1 red onion, ½ cup grape tomatoes
• In a dressing jar, combine the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and season to taste.
  ¼ cup pineapple juice, 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, ¼ cup olive oil, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss gently, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 469kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 29gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 453mgPotassium: 762mgFiber: 4gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 1067IUVitamin C: 128mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 2mg

Keyword barbecue style, chicken, salad

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