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Caesar Salad with Chicken

Name: Caesar Salad with Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Recipe Lemon Basil Chicken; 1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped; Fresh corn from 1 ear of corn; 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 6 Mini Bell Peppers sliced or 1 large red bell pepper, chopped; 1 cucumber, sliced; 1-2 Avocados, sliced or chopped; 4 whole anchovy fillets, minced then mashed; 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 garlic cloves, finely minced; 1/4 tsp EACH salt and pepper, plus more to taste; 1/3 cup finely freshly grated Parmesan cheese; milk as needed; 1/2 loaf garlic/herb French bread; olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; freshly cracked salt and pepper; Parmesan cheese, finely freshly grated; 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, more or less to taste

Chicken Caesar Salad bursting with not only Parmesan cheese and homemade croutons but crispy bacon, fresh corn, avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. and the most tender, juicy Lemon Basil Chicken all bathed in luscious WAY-better-than-store-bought Caesar Dressing.

Prep

30 min

Cook

10 min

Total

40 min

Serves

Ingredients

1Recipe Lemon Basil Chicken

Garden Salad

1 largehead romaine lettuce, chopped
·Fresh corn from 1 ear of corn
1/2 cupcherry tomatoes, halved
6 Mini Bell Pepperssliced or 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1cucumber, sliced
1-2Avocados, sliced or chopped

Caesar Dressing

4whole anchovy fillets, minced then mashed
1/2 cupsour cream or Greek yogurt
1/4 cupmayonnaise
2 tablespoonslemon juice
1 teaspoonDijon mustard
1 teaspoonbalsamic vinegar
1 teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
2garlic cloves, finely minced
1/4 tspEACH salt and pepper, plus more to taste
1/3 cupfinely freshly grated Parmesan cheese
·milk as needed

Easy Croutons

1/2 loafgarlic/herb French bread
·olive oil
1/4 teaspoongarlic powder
·freshly cracked salt and pepper

Garnish

·Parmesan cheesefinely freshly grated
6 slicesbaconcooked and crumbled, more or less to taste

Instructions

01
Lemon Basil Chicken: Prepare according to directions. Set aside.
02
Caesar Dressing: Add all of the dressing ingredients to a mixing bowl EXCEPT the Parmesan and mix until smooth. Mix in the Parmesan. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to reach desired consistency. Taste and add salt/pepper to taste if needed and additional lemon juice if desired. Chill while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
03
Croutons: Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Cube bread into bite size pieces and add to a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Spread bread in an even layer onto baking sheet and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden.
04
Assemble: Add all of the Salad Ingredients to a large bowl and toss to combine (if you are expecting leftovers then hold avocados and add to individual servings). You can add more of whatever ingredients you love (measurements are just guidelines - I like to add more corn).
05
If not expecting leftovers, drizzle salad with desired amount of dressing and toss to combine along with freshly grated Parmesan. Garnish with bacon, croutons and top with chicken. If you are expecting leftovers, garnish individual servings with dressing, bacon, croutons and chicken.

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