Name: Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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