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Lighter Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine, juicy grilled chicken, homemade croutons and a lighter Greek-yogurt Caesar dressing.

⏱ 27 min 🍽 Serves 4 👩‍🍳 Easy
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Caesar salad with grilled chicken and parmesan

All the bold, garlicky flavor of a classic Caesar with a lighter yogurt-based dressing — so you can have seconds.

Recipe: Lighter Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

Prep15 min
Cook12 min
Total27 min
Serves4
LevelEasy
Calories~390

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder
  • 2 romaine hearts, chopped
  • 2 cups bread cubes + 1 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup shaved parmesan

Dressing

  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp parmesan
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Dijon
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire or 2 anchovies, minced
  • Salt, pepper

Instructions

  1. Season and grill or pan-sear chicken 5–6 minutes per side. Rest, then slice.
  2. Toss bread with oil and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 8 minutes.
  3. Whisk dressing ingredients.
  4. Toss romaine with dressing, top with chicken, croutons and parmesan.

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