Chicken Avocado Caesar Salad

5 from 8 votes

With all of these protein packed goodies in just one dish, this Caesar salad recipe can be eaten as a stand alone salad or would make a great complimentary side dish to any meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado, caesar salad, chicken

Servings:

Calories: 623kcal

Author: Rachael

Ingredients

Chicken

1 lb boneless skinless breasts approx 2 breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp parsley

Salad

6 strips bacon cooked and cut into pieces
6 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
1½ cups cherry tomatoes halved
2-3 eggs hard boiled and sliced
2 avocados thinly sliced
½ cup parmesan cheese shaved

Caesar Dressing

2 Tbsp mayo
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsps minced garlic
1 tsp anchovy paste optional
1/4 cup lemon juice fresh
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper freshly ground
1 cup extra light olive oil
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded

Instructions

Place all the Caesar dressing ingredients but the olive oil and parmesan into a food processor, and processor. Once smooth, slowly add oil until nice and creamy.
Add parmesan cheese and pulse a few times, then set aside.
Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, and once oil is hot, add chicken. Cook chicken 6-7 minutes per side, depending on thickness of chicken, until a nice golden crust forms and chicken is cooked through.
Cook bacon to preference, and hard boil (or soft boil) eggs. Set aside.
Assemble by adding chopped romaine lettuce to a large bowl. Place sliced chicken, bacon, tomatoes, avocado and sliced eggs on top.
Drizzle with Caesar dressing, and sprinkle with shaved Parmesan. Add fresh ground pepper to taste.

Notes

Recipe adapted from: https://butteryourbiscuit.com/grilled-chicken-avocado-caesar-salad/

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