How To Make Chicken Caesar Salad

Caesar dressing

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: homemade vinaigrette

Yogurt dressing reduces calories while providing creaminess.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in fat.

croutons

🥗Healthier: toasted whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: store-bought bread cubes

Toasted bread provides fiber and is more wholesome.

grilled chicken breast

🥗Healthier: baked chicken

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Baked chicken retains moisture and is easier to prepare.

Start by shredding chicken from a rotisserie chicken using hands.

Combine shredded chicken, lettuce, and red bell peppers in a large bowl.

To make the Caesar dressing, combine oil, black pepper, sugar, salt, Dijon mustard, and garlic in a bowl.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together until well combined.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad mixture in the bowl.

Top the salad with croutons and cheese.

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