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Chicken Caesar salad

Average rating: 3
3 out of 5 star rating (58 ratings)

This tasty chicken Caesar salad is filling enough to enjoy as a main meal. Whisper it: it's even tastier with oven-baked chips

  • Serves: 4

  • Prep time: 20 mins

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

Chicken Caesar salad

Ingredients

Watching your weight? You may prefer to swap the dressing for a low-calorie version.

  • 5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • 2tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 200g (7oz) smoked streaky bacon
  • 3 thick slices white bread
  • 1 garlic clove, halved
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 2 heads baby Cos lettuce
  • 2 ripe avocados, stoned, peeled and sliced
  • 6tbsp ready-made Caesar dressing

Method

  1. Preheat the grill to high. Slash the chicken breasts, season and sprinkle with the herbs, then grill for 15 mins, turning once. At the same time, grill the bacon for 10 mins or until crisp. Slice the chicken, chop the bacon and set aside.
  2. Grill the bread, then rub with the garlic clove, drizzle with the olive oil and season well. Tear into rough pieces.
  3. Arrange the lettuce, avocado, chicken, bacon and croutons in four salad bowls, drizzle over the dressing and serve.

Nutritional information per portion

  • Calories 667(kcal)
  • Fat 44.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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