Simple Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad

This Simple Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad is perfect summer salad. Easy to put together and super versatile, make this salad for your next bbq!

Simple Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad

I’m all about lazy salads with avocados. This salad is one of my favourite “lazy” ones as most of these ingredients are stuff I have in my fridge/freezer on a regular basis. It’s a fun and delicious way to jazz up leftover chicken. It works great as a side dish or just a main meal if you’d like!

My favourite parts about this salad is the crispy bacon and corn because it adds a nice crisp crunch to the salad. While you can grill the corn for this recipe, I love roasting it in the oven. While fresh corn on the cob may not be available, I’ll be sharing how I do this with frozen corn as there’s always a bag in the freezer!

What You’ll Need To Make This

• leftover shredded chicken
• cooked bacon: you can cook it at the same time as roasting the frozen corn as they both require a 400F temp. For the bacon, pull it out after 15-18 minutes.
• frozen corn
• butter
• sweet or smoked paprika
• avocado
• olive oil
• lime juice
• salt

How To Make Crispy Corn Kernels from Frozen Corn

• On a sheet pan, spread out the frozen corn kernels in a single layer, sprinkle on the paprika, and place the divided up butter evenly across the corn.
• Roast in a 400F oven for 20-30 minutes or until it has crisped up, making sure to stir it every 5-10 minutes.

How To Put Together this Easy Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad

• In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, bacon, corn, and avocado.
• Combine olive oil, lime juice, and salt before drizzling it onto the salad. Toss to combine.
• Serve immediately.

Recipe Variations

• add in red onions
• add in grape tomatoes
• add in fresh herbs
• grill the corn instead
• add a bed of greens to this such as arugula or spinach

Tips and Notes

• Sometimes, to make the corn even crispier, after the bacon has finished up in the oven, I pour the bacon fat into the roasting corn! Bonus flavour!
• Got extra corn or have fresh corn? Try this Summer Corn Salad from Wholesome Made Easy.

Simple Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad

This Simple Avocado Bacon Corn Chicken Salad is perfect summer salad. Easy to put together and super versatile, make this salad for your next bbq!

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Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3-4 cups leftover shredded chicken
• 5-6 strips bacon
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 2-3 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp sweet or smoked paprika
• 1-2 avocado
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

For the Corn

• On a sheet pan, spread out the frozen corn kernels in a single layer, sprinkle on the paprika, and place the divided up butter evenly across the corn.
• Roast in a 400F oven for 20-30 minutes or until it has crisped up, making sure to stir it every 5-10 minutes.

For the Bacon

• On a sheet pan, evenly space out the bacon in a single layer and bake for 15-18 minutes, until crispy.

Putting it All Together

• In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, bacon, corn, and avocado.
• Combine olive oil, lime juice, and salt before drizzling it onto the salad. Toss to combine.
• Serve immediately.

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Nutrition Per Serving

Serving: 4servings | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 532mg | Potassium: 581mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 743IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg

Author: Carmy

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Canadian

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