Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
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This Grilled Chicken Cobb Caesar Salad combines juicy grilled chicken, crispy bacon, avocado, eggs, and crisp romaine lettuce tossed with a creamy homemade Caesar dressing for a hearty restaurant-style salad perfect for lunch or dinner. If you love fresh, flavor-packed salads, be sure to try my Southwestern Chicken Salad for another easy family favorite.
Even with simple ingredients, this homemade salad is a restaurant-quality dish that's packed with flavor! If you can't get enough dishes like this one, try my Grilled Shrimp Cobb Salad or this Crispy Chicken Salad with Chipotle Ranch!
What Readers Are Saying
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This salad was hearty enough for dinner but still felt super fresh and light. The homemade dressing is everything!
– Jessica
Quick Look: Grilled Chicken Salad
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 20 minutes
- 🕒 Total Time: 20 minutes
- 👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4
- 📊 Calories: ~870 kcal per serving
- 🥣 Ingredients: chicken tenders, olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, cooked bacon, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, Parmesan cheese, croutons, Caesar dressing
- ⭐ Difficulty: Easy, great for a quick lunch or light dinner
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Great Any Time of Day: This salad is an amazing healthy lunch recipe or a fantastic easy dinner salad!
All Homemade: Thanks to a super simple homemade dressing, you can rest assured that every part of this salad is made by you for the best quality.
Restaurant-Quality: The flavors and ingredients in this recipe result in a flavor-packed salad that will rival any local restaurant.
For even more salad options, try my Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad or this list of more Homemade Salad Dressings!
Ingredients Needed
- Chicken Tenders: Chicken breasts will also work here or even rotisserie chicken for a shortcut.
- Cooked Bacon: I like to use a thick-cut smoky bacon.
- Avocado: Great for its creamy texture and slightly buttery flavor.
- Parmesan Cheese: Shaved or grated parmesan cheese.
- Homemade Caesar Dressing: For the dressing, you'll need mayo, garlic, anchovy paste, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Parmesan, salt and black pepper, and oil.
How to Make this Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
- Step 1: Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a large bowl, then set aside.
- Step 2: Rub chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side, then rest 5 minutes and slice. Assemble salad and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- I recommend serving this salad fresh, but you can prepare the dressing, grill the chicken, hard-boil the eggs, and cook the bacon ahead of time. Store them separately in the fridge until it's time to assemble the salad.
- Don’t overdress the salad — start with a small amount of dressing and toss as needed.
- Slice the chicken against the grain for the most tender bites.
- A meat thermometer is the easiest way to avoid overcooking the chicken. Cook until it reaches 165°F.
Recipe FAQ's
The main difference between a Cobb salad and a Caesar salad comes down to the toppings and dressing. A classic Caesar salad is typically made with crisp romaine lettuce, creamy Caesar dressing, Parmesan cheese, and croutons, sometimes topped with grilled chicken. A Cobb salad, on the other hand, is loaded with hearty toppings like chicken, bacon, avocado, boiled eggs, tomatoes, and cheese. This Grilled Chicken Avocado Caesar Salad combines the best of both worlds with the creamy Caesar flavors you love along with the hearty toppings commonly found in a classic Cobb salad.
Homemade Caesar dressing gives this salad the best fresh flavor, but store-bought works great for a quick shortcut.
Make sure the lettuce is chopped or torn into bite-sized pieces. It can also help to soak the lettuce in cold water, then carefully pat it dry.
I use chicken tenders, but if you can't find these, you can buy some chicken breasts and slice them into smaller pieces before or after grilling.
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Grilled Chicken Cobb Caesar Salad
Ingredients
- 6-8 chicken tenders or 2 boneless skinless breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Fresh ground pepper
- 6 strips of bacon cooked cut into pieces
- 6 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 2-3 hard-boiled eggs sliced
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
- parmesan cheese shaved
- 2 cups croutons
Caesar Dressing
- 1 cup mayonnaise Use real mayonnaise
- 2 small garlic cloves minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Anchovy paste found near the tuna fish in the supermarket
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup freshly Parmesan grated
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
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Instructions
- In a small bowl add the Caesar dressing ingredients and mix until combined. Set aside
- Heat a grill on medium high heat, rub olive oil on chicken and season with salt and pepper. Grill about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Let rest 5 minutes and slice.
- In a large bowl add chopped romaine lettuce. Place sliced chicken, bacon, tomatoes, avocado and sliced eggs.
- Drizzle with Caesar dressing, and sprinkle croutons and shaved Parmesan on top. Add fresh ground pepper to taste.
- **If you want the dressing to be thinner just add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until desired consistency
The nutritional info is based on the croutons being added. 🙁
How many carbs if you skip the croutons?
Yes that is part of the salad dressing. 🙂
I am making the dressing now..at the end of dressing ingredients there is a space and then it says 1/4 c olive oil...is the oil part of the salad dressings?