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Southwestern Chicken & Cornbread Salad

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Cook Time 0 min
  • Servings 6-8
Southwestern Chicken & Cornbread Salad
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Southwestern Chicken & Cornbread Salad
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Ingredients (10)

  • diced red onion ½ cup
  • shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup
  • drained whole kernel sweet corn 1 can (11 ounces)
  • pinto beans rinsed, drained 1 can (16 ounces)
  • sliced, ripe olives 1 can (2¼ ounces)
  • diced bell pepper assorted colors 1 cup
  • seeded, diced tomatoes 1 cup (about 2 medium)
  • shredded, cooked chicken 2 cups
  • cornbread muffins very dry, coarsely crumbled, divided 6
  • Spicy
    Hidden Valley® Spicy Ranch Topping & Dressing
    Hidden Valley® Spicy Ranch 1 cup
For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

Steps (2)

  1. 1
    In large, clear salad bowl or trifle dish, layer half of the cornbread, followed by next three ingredients. Top with ½ cup of the dressing. Layer next four ingredients, remaining cornbread, and remaining dressing. Sprinkle with cheese.
  2. 2
    Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.

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4.7

recommend 81% would recommend this recipe
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Yummmmmmmmmmm! A new family gathering must have!!!!
Date published: 2013-12-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Yummy What a yummy and wholesome salad. My grandson who is very picky, said this was "Yummy" and told me to fix it again. You bet I will.
Date published: 2013-11-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from easy to make very tasty. good potluck dish
Date published: 2013-11-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Loved it I tried it today for the family. It was absolutely delicious... Cant wait to do it again.
Date published: 2013-11-02
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Southwestern Chicken & Cornbread Salad Delicious, easy, and popular with my family.
Date published: 2013-10-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from great when its too hot to cook i've made something similiar for years. i always used kidney beans, and i've never tried it with olives. i always use a whole bottle of hidden valley ranch dressing dumped over the top ( i probably have more of everything else in the bowl too). if you let it sit overnight, its even better. tricked the grandkids into eating lots of veggies with this recipes! i always put it in my trifle bowl, cause it just looks so pretty. this is what i always take to picnics and cookouts, so we dont end u p with 5 bowls of macaroni salad. its always a hit, and there is never any left to take home
Date published: 2011-04-03
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great summertime dinner!! I have made this a few times now, the first time I thought the cornbread would get to soggy if I left it over night, so I only did it 5 hours.....I will always make it the day before now!! Even over night the bread was NOT soggy, just yummy!!
Date published: 2011-07-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Tastes Great Very good recipe to make on taco tuesday. we enjoyed it
Date published: 2023-01-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great always a popular favorite and the colorfulness of this dish makes it very festive to serve.
Date published: 2021-12-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by from yum I love all of the ingredients! ranch makes it so so much better. I add lemon to my salad
Date published: 2020-12-01
Rated 3 out of 5 by from No longer the same I notice that the reviews of this salad are at least three years old. That long ago, it was delicious. Now, the Spicy Ranch dressing called for is made with habanero peppers and is much too hot for anyone in my family. The originial dressing made a delicious salad but Hidden Valley has stopped making the main ingredient.
Date published: 2020-10-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Midweek Recipe This was great for using up a our leftovers from a chicken and cornbread meal. Even though a lot of what we used were leftovers you couldn't tell and the whole family really enjoyed it.
Date published: 2020-04-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Interesting... Im a bit intrigued with the use of Cornbread. Not so much the taste as the texture. After reading many reviews I think Ill give this one a try!
Date published: 2020-03-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Bread + salad =awesome Bread + salad =awesome. You wouldn't think to put cornbread in a salad, but you should.
Date published: 2017-07-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I made this for a potluck 4th of July party. It was great hit, and I was ask to bring OT again.
Date published: 2016-06-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by from P Gresham I love this salad!!! One of my Co-workers made this salad and it blew me away!!! She gave me the info of where she retrieved the recipe, So i registered on Hidden Valley to give this salad thumbs up!!!
Date published: 2015-10-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Looked so Appetizing Easy to make and tastes terrific! I found this to be a great salad for the family dinner. Highly recommend it!
Date published: 2014-05-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Try Something Different! This recipe really caught my eye. It is very different than what I would normally prepare/eat/serve, but the photo & recipe itself intrigued me so much, I had to give it a try. I am a big fan of all the individual ingredients, but I have never seen a recipe like this before. I think it came out pretty good. I have only made it once so far, but I plan on making it again & I think it will be even better next time. I really love the beans in the recipe because they are so healthy for you. This is definitely an interesting recipe that everyone should try!
Date published: 2014-04-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Colorful dish I like to make this for gatherings. It is always a popular favorite and the colorfulness of this dish makes it very festive to serve.
Date published: 2014-04-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Yum A BBQ favorite. Everyone asks me for the recipe.
Date published: 2014-04-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I liked this a lot. Will definitely have this again.
Date published: 2014-04-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from great this is a delicious salad with barbeque and is easy to make. My family loves this salad in the summer.
Date published: 2014-03-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Can't get enough! My girlfriends and I eat this salad every summer at our annual cookout on the beach. It is fabulous! The corn bread just soaks up all that delicious dressing and gets so soggy and creamy, what a wonderful contrast to the crunchy vegetables. Plus it taste great at room temp. Perfect for those hot summer bbqs!
Date published: 2014-03-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by from A BBQ Favorite Side Dish Our family tried this recipe and LOVED it. We started making it whenever we hold a BBQ at the house. Everyone always asks for the recipe.
Date published: 2014-03-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by from good stuff good tastes, easy prep, recommend it
Date published: 2014-02-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Yummy this is one of my favorites and its so easy!
Date published: 2014-02-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by from unessential cornbread The salad was servied as a main dish for my bridge club luncheon. The girls preferred croutons instead of the crumbled cornbread.
Date published: 2014-02-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by from This is a really good and fresh salad
Date published: 2014-02-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Awesome Easy Salad Very flavorable. I add artichoke hearts and substitute black beans for the pinto beans. Another great option is to serve in a tortilla bowl. So yummy the salad is gone...it soaks up all the flavors, and adds another texture to the salad as you break off some pieces while enjoying the salad.
Date published: 2014-02-01
Rated 4 out of 5 by from This recipe is yummy.With all the ingredients it this qualifies as a comfort food. I make the dish as natural/ organic as possible.
Date published: 2014-01-14
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