Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad – Fresh chopped romaine lettuce topped with crispy pan seared chicken, croutons, shaved parmesan and caesar dressing.
Get ready for one delicious spruced up caesar salad. The crispy chicken in this salad really kicks the traditional caesar salad up a few notches!
Made with crunchy breadcrumbs, freshly shaved parmesan and crunchy romaine lettuce, you will want to make this salad over and over again!
Bring as an appetizer or side dish to parties, barbecues, potlucks and more. You will be sure to impress your guests.
This salad also goes amazingly as a chicken caesar salad wrap. Just heat up a tortilla and fill it up with the salad. I’ve done it and trust me you won’t regret it!
You will get two very large portions out of this salad if serving as a main course or four smaller portions if serving as a side salad. It makes great leftovers too. If you are cooking for a crowd, simply double the recipe.
One more thing – You can serve the chicken hot or cold! Either way it is so delicious.
Tools to have on hand:
- Skillet – For searing the crispy chicken.
- Tongs – To toss salad with and for cooking chicken.
- Cutting Board – To chop up romaine lettuce and another one for cutting the chicken.
- Chef Knife – Chopping lettuce and cutting chicken.
- Measuring Spoons + Cups – To measure croutons, seasonings, parmesan.
- Mixing Bowls – For making the chicken.
- Salad Bowl – To toss your finished salad.
- Cheese Grater – Shaving parmesan.
Ingredients you need to make my delicious Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad:
- Croutons – Try my delicious easy homemade Garlic & Herb Croutons.
- Romaine Lettuce
- Chicken – Chicken breasts work best in this recipe, but if you only have thighs that would be ok too.
- Panko Breadcrumbs – You can also use classic breadcrumbs.
- Cornstarch
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Egg
- Parmesan Cheese – I used fresh shaved parmesan in this recipe.
- Caesar Dressing – Try my super easy homemade Caesar Dressing Recipe if you don’t have any dressing on hand.
- Black Pepper
How to make Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad:
Make the crispy chicken:
Lightly whisk egg in small bowl. In another bowl add breadcrumbs.
Toss chicken cubes in a large bowl with salt and garlic powder. Sprinkle top with cornstarch and toss to fully coat chicken. Pour whisked egg on top and toss to coat.
Then, press each piece of chicken into breadcrumbs on both sides.
Add oil to your skillet and heat to medium-high heat. Carefully add chicken to the hot oil and cook for about 3 minutes on each side until golden.
Transfer chicken to a rack while you finish the rest. Internal temp of chicken should be at least 165 degrees. Let chicken cool down slightly before serving.
Arrange salad:
In a large salad bowl add romaine lettuce, top with croutons, crispy chicken, shaved parmesan and black pepper. Drizzle with caesar dressing. Enjoy!
How to store caesar salad:
If you don’t plan on eating salad right away or are planning on only eating half, don’t toss in dressing. Store salad in an airtight container in the fridge and drizzle dressing on top when you are ready to serve.
If you enjoyed this recipe, here are a few more recipes I think you’ll love:
- BLT Pasta Salad – The perfect summer pasta salad loaded with bacon, corn, tomato, hard boiled egg, tomatoes, and kale in a delicious ranch dressing.
- Spinach Apple Salad – Easiest healthy salad made with spinach, apples, cranberries, walnuts, cheddar cheese chunks and pepitas served with homemade honey mustard dressing.
- Creamy Classic Coleslaw – My classic coleslaw recipe is made with a delicious slightly sweet and creamy homemade coleslaw dressing.
- Chicken Salad with Cranberries – Made with shredded rotisserie chicken, dried cranberries and celery. This chicken salad is simple and delicious!
- Classic Macaroni Salad – Super creamy and delicious Classic American Macaroni Salad is the perfect side dish for cookouts and picnics!
Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Large Chicken Breast cut into 1" cubes
- 1/2 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Egg
- 1 head Romaine Lettuce about 6 cups chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese shaved
- 1 cup Croutons
- 1/4 cup Caesar Dressing
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- For the crispy chicken: Lightly whisk egg in small bowl. In another bowl add breadcrumbs.
- Toss chicken cubes in a large bowl with salt and garlic powder. Sprinkle top with cornstarch and toss to fully coat chicken. Pour whisked egg on top and toss to coat.
- Then, press each piece of chicken into breadcrumbs on both sides.
- Add oil to your skillet and heat to medium-high heat. Carefully add chicken to the hot oil and cook for about 3 minutes on each side until golden.
- Transfer chicken to a rack while you finish the rest. Internal temp of chicken should be at least 165 degrees. Let chicken cool down slightly before serving.
- Arrange Salad: In a large salad bowl add romaine lettuce, top with croutons, crispy chicken, shaved parmesan and black pepper. Drizzle with caesar dressing. Enjoy!
Click here for my homemade Caesar Dressing Recipe.
Click here for my homemade Garlic & Herb Croutons Recipe.
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