BBQ Chicken Tater Tots Salad

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Comfort food meets salad greens. Get obsessed over this salad combo… crispy take-me-back-to-my-childhood tater tots, warm grilled chicken and crunchy shredded greens all smothered in BBQ sauce for the win! 

I cannot take credit for this recipe. This one comes straight to you from the hubs. Eric is a genius; that’s why I married him…well, one of the reasons. He’s pretty stinkin’ cute and has the sweetest heart… I gush.

Let me just say, Trader Joe’s has THE.BEST.TATER.TOTS. There is no other comparison, ever. Not only are they flipping out of this world crispy, yummy and salty, they come in a massive bag and sold for pennies.

Tater tots for dayzzzz.

So Eric has been downing the tater tots (I’m guilty too), and I guess he wanted to get some greens in so he topped them on a salad and knocked it out of the park. Who would have thought to add tater tots to a salad?! Not me, but I’m glad it’s a thing now.

Now I’m all about the simplicity of the tots, shredded chicken, greens and BBQ sauce, but I was kinda wishing for some grilled corn and bacon too.

Next time, because there will be a next time.

Questions: Have you tried TJ’s tots? Do you have any yummy tater tot combos we should try?

BBQ Chicken Tater Tots Salad

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• Author: Kristina LaRue
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Yield: 1 salad 1x

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Comfort food meets salad greens. Get obsessed over this salad combo… crispy take-me-back-to-my-childhood tater tots, warm grilled chicken and crunchy shredded greens all smothered in BBQ sauce for the win!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked tater tots
• 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
• 1 cup shredded spinach
• 3 ounces shredded chicken
• 1/2 tomato, diced
• 1/4 avocado, diced
• 1–2 tablespoons BBQ sauce, for dressing

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Instructions

1. Cook tater tots according to package directions.
2. In a serving bowl, toss salad greens together.
3. Layer greens with chicken, tomato, avocado, tater tots and drizzle with your favorite BBQ sauce.

Kristina LaRue, RD, CSSD

Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, registered dietitian and millennial mom of two active and hungry boys. Here on Love & Zest, you’ll find (mostly) healthy recipes to fuel the whole family and real life stories of modern motherhood. I’m all about veggie-filled breakfast meal prep recipes, healthier sweets, and easy weeknight dinners made in the Instant Pot or sheet pan.

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