I know that you are going to love my family friendly Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe!
I’m the first to admit this isn’t a ‘true’ chicken caesar salad recipe. There are no anchovies or runny egg and it’s served with a reduced fat dressing – but hey, it’s easy to make and tastes great.
This recipe is also VERY versatile, you can cook your own chicken especially for the recipe OR you can use leftover BBQ chicken or cooked chicken tenders.
Ingredients for the Dressing
It really is worth making your own dressing for this salad, all you need to do is mix together these ingredients:
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon Juice
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Crushed Garlic
- Finely grated Parmesan Cheese
- Salt and Pepper
If you are making this recipe for the kids for the first time, you can also serve each component of the salad in separate bowls so that they can help themselves and build their own salad. I find this a great technique for helping my kids to try/eat new foods.
Tips for Making this Recipe:
- You can use a store bought BBQ Chicken for this recipe. It also works well with cooked Chicken Tenders.
- Instead of chicken breast, you can use thighs if you prefer.
- You can also use minced garlic instead of crushing a garlic clove if you prefer.
- The dressing can be made a day or two in advance and stored in the fridge until needed.
- You can certainly add anchovies to this salad if you wish.
- This recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled if you are feeding a crowd.
- Any leftovers are best stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoyed within a couple of days.
Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe
This Chicken Caesar Salad recipe is quick and easy to prepare – making it a great midweek meal! It's also VERY family friendly and you can serve the components of this salad separately so that the kids can 'make their own'.
Ingredients
- 500 grams chicken breast cut into 3cm wide strips
- 1 cos lettuce
- 2 rashers short cut bacon
- 3 eggs
- 3 slices thick bread preferably a day or two old old
- ¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
Caesar Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1 small clove of garlic – finely crushed
- sprinkle salt and pepper
Instructions
- To make the dressing, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together to combine. Once combined, cover and pop into the fridge until needed.
- Toast the two slices of bread in the grill until they turn light brown. Using kitchen scissors, cut into small pieces and set aside to cool completely.
- Place the eggs in a small saucepan half filled with water and cook as desired.
- One the eggs are cooked to your liking, remove saucepan from the heat and carefully drain the hot water. Fill the saucepan with cold water to allow the eggs to cool.
- Add the olive oil to a frying pan, add the chicken breast pieces and cook over a medium/high heat until cooked through – approximately 5 – 6 minutes. Please note the time will vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breast.
- Add the bacon to the frying pan when chicken has almost cooked through- it will only take 3 -4 minutes to cook.
- Peel the cooled eggs and set aside until needed.
- Remove the cooked chicken and bacon from frying pan. Using kitchen scissors, cut the bacon into small pieces. Allow the chicken breast to rest for a couple of minutes before slicing in half.
- Arrange the lettuce on your plates, add the chicken, cooked eggs, chopped bacon, croutons and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Drizzle dressing over salad as desired.
Notes
- You can use a store bought BBQ Chicken for this recipe. It also works well with cooked Chicken Tenders.
- Instead of chicken breast, you can use thighs if you prefer.
- You can also use minced garlic instead of crushing a garlic clove if you prefer.
- The dressing can be made a day or two in advance and stored in the fridge until needed.
- You can certainly add anchovies to this salad if you wish.
- This recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled if you are feeding a crowd.
- Any leftovers are best stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoyed within a couple of days.
Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 31gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 215mgSodium: 378mgPotassium: 525mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 844IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers
Yum, I love chicken caesar salad and am keen to give your one a try. Thanks for linking up to YWF too x
Simone
I have made this salad twice already Lauren. We love this recipe. I had initially just made it for hubby and myself but the kids saw me serving it up and said they would like some as well. They really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing this recipe xx
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile
One of my fave ever salads!!! I love this so much! Perfect for the warmer weather too 🙂
laurenm83
It’s such a great meal isn’t it?
sarah@tomfo
I’m so in the market for some new salads… this looks yum, will give the dressing a go, the little guy is not a fan of anchovies so it’s perfect! x
laurenm83
My boys don’t like them either – although I don’t think they would even notice if I added them!
WifeSylv
My daughter will only eat lettuce if it’s in a Caeser Salad. Maybe it’s the dressing!
I’ll have to try your dressing recipe, though – I usually use a store bought jar!
laurenm83
It must be! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Danielle L
Perfect for my next BBQ dinner – always looking to mix up the salad side!
laurenm83
I hope you enjoy it Danielle 🙂
Sarah Poppy
Yum – reading this has made me hungry – perfect family dinner for a warm spring day. #TeamMM
laurenm83
Sorry Sarah! It sure is perfect for this gorgeous Spring weather 🙂
Cindy @Your Kids OT
Yum. Looks healthy and yummy. If only I could convince my kids to eat lettuce. They are getting better with raw cabbage salad with an Asian dressing but that may be because of the crunchy noodle.
laurenm83
My little man will eat it, but his brother is a little more dubious about it. I think it’s all about the dressing and what it’s served with.
Claire Chadwick : Mum's Closet
YUM! This looks so fresh and delicious. The perfect Spring/Summer meal. I know my family will love it – well, not Miss6, she’s the world’s fussiest eater, but the other 4 of us will 🙂
Thanks for sharing this one.
C x
laurenm83
Thanks Claire – 4 out of 5 isn’t too bad 🙂
Jody at Six Little Hearts
I would really enjoy eating this if I weren’t semi-vegetarian! How good does chicken smell?!
laurenm83
Yep, cooked chicken is one of my favourite smells.. You could always enjoy it minus the chicken and bacon 🙂