Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad

Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad Recipe

Easy air fryer recipes are pretty awesome, and I think you’ll find that this Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad Recipe is as simple as they come.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good homemade, homecooked recipe when I have a little more time on my hands.

But there’s a time and a place for those.

And when I was taking care of my two sweet grandbabies, THIS was a time for a stupid simple recipe!

How to make this Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad Recipe

A BBQ salad kit provided the help I was looking for, love the salad topping and dressing packet included.

Plus the frozen chicken tenders were a must have EASY ingredient.

salad ingredients

Place some frozen tenders and a few slices of bacon in the air fryer basket.

Then set the air fryer to 380 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.

chicken and bacon in air fryer before cooking

While the air fryer was doing it’s thing, I assembled two salad kits.

One for my lunch, and the other I meal prepped for tomorrow.

salad in a bowl before the toppings

See… perfectly cooked bacon and crispy chicken.

chicken and bacon in air fryer after cooking

I added some cheese along with the topping packet that came with the salad kit.

Then diced the chicken and bacon and added to my salads.

adding cheese to the salad

Proof, my friends, that if I can make this gorgeous and tasty salad for my lunch with two toddlers, you can do it too 😉

making Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad with kids

This Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad recipe would also be an amazing dinner for two 🙂

Really you could use this air fryer trick with any store bought salad kit.

Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad

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Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad

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Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad

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Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad

Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad is an extra easy dinner recipe using help from store bought ingredients and super crispy air fryer chicken!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Air Fryer, Air Fryer Recipes, BBQ, best, Chicken, Easy, Recipe, Salad, TikTok
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 502 kcal
Author Cheri Renee

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 frozen chicken strips (I used Tyson)
  • 3 to 4 slices bacon
  • 2 store bought BBQ salad kits (I used Dole)
  • 1 cup shredded cheese (I used Colby Jack)
  • Optional: canned corn, avocado

Instructions

  1. Put the chicken strips and bacon in the air fryer basket. Set the air fryer to 380 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the air fryer to cool slightly.

    Note: Cook the chicken a few extra minutes for extra crisp chicken if desired.

  2. Dice the chicken strips and the bacon.

  3. Divide the salad kits between two plates or bowls and add the diced chicken and bacon, shredded cheese, plus the salad kit toppings and dressing packets.

  4. Add optional toppings such as corn or diced avocado

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