This blackened chicken Caesar salad with Cajun seasoning makes a simple lunch, dinner, or main dish for one or more people. I can assure you that this one isn’t dull!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ¼ pound bacon
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into strips
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- 1 head romaine lettuce- rinsed, dried and chopped
- ½ cup Caesar salad dressing
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown; crumble and set aside.
- In a preheated skillet, add chicken, seasoning mix, and oil. Cook until chicken is golden brown and cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a salad bowl, combine Romaine, enough salad dressing to coat, Parmesan cheese, and crumbled bacon; toss and place on individual salad plates. Top with chicken and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 376 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 95 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 815 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Grading 5 stars but I think the Cesar dressing you use will make the difference! I halved for two and baked the bacon in the oven at 400 for 20 min. I really, really like this and would make again! Great accompaniment to my soup (soup & salad)! Thanks Melissa for posting this! I would make again!
This salad is amazing it was super easy to make and I loved it 5/5 make it it is the best salad you will ever have.
I really enjoyed this salad. I cut it back to one serving so only used about 1/2 of a chicken breast. Thanks for sharing.
A big cheat in so many ways, but it was delicious and easy. Shout out to Mccormick Cajun spice. I always make my own,but theirs is delicious.
We love Caesar salad, so I wasn’t too sure about this combo, but it totally works! The chicken was so tasty that I will likely use the chicken part of the recipe just by itself or to put in a wrap…mmmm, so good! But we will definitely make this salad again too!
It was really good but next time I think I will bread and bake the chicken instead.
One of the better main dish salads I’ve had anywhere, including a similar favorite at The Capital Grille. Outstanding, actually, tho’ I must stress that this salad will only be as good as your salad dressing and your Cajun seasoning. Obviously if you’re not crazy about either of those your salad will be mediocre at best. Rather than seasoning the chicken once it was in the skillet, I just tossed it in a ziploc bag with some olive oil and Cajun seasoning, neither of which I bothered to measure. Got my skillet good and hot, threw in the chicken and let it get nice and golden brown before turning it over. I used the freshest Romaine, real bacon, “Creamy Vinaigrette” from this site (excellent, by the way) and premium Parmigiano-Reggiano. Exceptional combination of seasonings, flavors and textures. Hubs was as pleased with this as I was and insisted we make it again with steak or shrimp. Great recipe!
this was way better than i thought it would be 🙂 next time, i’ll use chicken tenders instead of breasts and i used shredded parmesan instead of grated aand i bought a package of romaine hearts instead of cutting it myself 🙂 loved the fresh bacon in it, reallly good!
Very good – I will add croutons and double the cajun seasoning next time. I’ll also remember to cut my chicken into thin strips. My cuts were too ‘chunky’ for a Caesar.
Was super delicious, but a little heavy on the Cajun seasonings. I used 2 Caesar kits. The bacon was an awesome addition.
This was a huge hit with our family of five, including three kids! I put each ingredient in its own bowl and then everyone could pick out the toppings they liked (although almost everyone put all of the toppings on in the end, anyway!). Here are all the ingredients we ended up with: chicken strips (sprinkled with Tony Chachere’s cajun seasoning), bacon pieces (from Oscar Meyer), lettuce, sliced cucumber, black olives, fresh Parmesan cheese (this was a big hit with the kids!), croutons and, of course, Cesar dressing. Super tasty!
The salad was great. I added a few more ingredients to make it more filling. I added tomatoes, eggs, olives, and cucumbers. It was fantastic!!!
Some might say a chicken caesar salad is a no brainer, I say: make this one. I made up the chicken ahead of time and kept it in the fridge, this way I could assemble salads as needed. The key is to use a good dressing, I like Renee’s Mighty Caesar from the refrigerated section. This salad rocks!
I did NOT need four chicken breasts. One really big one was plenty. I kept everything else the same, even the cajun seasoning. I did make my own cajun seasoning. This was SO good. I don’t know why I haven’t thought about making a chicken caesar salad before but I do know that it’s my new favorite salad!
This recipe is definitely a keeper! I love cajun chicken and I love caesar salad! It’s a great combo. Thanks!
Not a winner with me or my dinner guests.
This is really, really good. Used a lite caesar salad dressing and almost think it didn’t do the salad justice – it’s quite overpowering. The fiance and I agreed that a lighter, oil and vinegar based dressing would be perfect and healthier. Also threw in some cheese tortellini in there to add more substance though it wasn’t necessary, but I did like to warm the tortellini & chicken for 30 seconds, then toss with my salad which warmed it a bit.
This was very good. The cajun seasoning seemed to overpower everything else though, next time I will use less.
I LOVE Cajun Chicken Caesar salad so much that I could eat it every day of the week! Anybody else? – if so, then you must try this recipe because you won’ be disappointed. Although it does take a short-cut by the prepared salad dressing, it’s not noticeable if one uses a good quality brand (refrigerated-store isle). Rather than grated Parmesan cheese, I also use freshly shredded. Sooooooo good, nutritious and quick to prepare especially when the bacon and chicken are cooked in advance!
Recipe is good as-is!
I really enjoyed this salad for my lunch. I used already cooked chicken, so I just sprinkled some cajun seasoning on the chicken. I had a ceaser salad kit, which made this salad super easy to make!! I sprinkled more cajun seasoning on top of the salad.