Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons
 
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Recipe type: Salad, Main Dish
Serves: 2 salads
Ingredients
  • Garlic and Herb Croutons
  • 4½-inch slices French bread, halved then cut into thirds
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • Caesar Salad
  • 1 head romaine, rinsed and torn
  • ¼ cup shaved or shredded Parmesan, divided
  • ½ cup matchstick carrots
  • ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cucumber, peeled and sliced, then quartered
  • ¼ large red onion, diced
  • Caesar dressing of your choice
  • 1 cup cubed, cooked chicken (I used Tyson frozen grilled strips and zapped them in the microwave for 3 minutes)
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • ⅛ cup snipped fresh basil
Instructions
  1. MAKE THE CROUTONS. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and add bread chunks, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and salt. Toss until chunks are lightly coated with butter. (You can spray with cooking spray if you need any more).
  3. Place chunks in a 13x9-inch baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Stir chunks and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until crisp. Remove from pan and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
  4. ASSEMBLE THE SALAD. In a large bowl, combine romaine, ⅛ cup of the Parmesan, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion. Drizzle with Caesar dressing. Toss everything together until well combined.
  5. Separate salad mixture onto two plates. Top each salad with chicken, bacon, basil, and remaining ⅛ cup Parmesan. Enjoy!
Recipe by Simple, Sweet & Savory at https://www.simplesweetsavory.com/chicken-caesar-salad-homemade-croutons/