Name: Chunky Barbecued Chicken Salad Peterson
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup barbecue sauce (preferably Kansas City style); 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo* (optional); 2 pounds leftover barbecued or plain grilled chicken; 1 small red onion; 1 red bell pepper; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro sprigs; *available at Latino markets and some specialty foods shops.

"I usually make way too much barbecued chicken and devised the following recipe for leftovers," says Louise A. Peterson of Brooklyn, New York.

We tested this recipe with barbecued chicken and also with plain grilled chicken and found both to be delicious. You might even just buy a rotisserie chicken.

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