Let’s level up Caesar salad with this delicious 6 ingredient chicken, bacon, and egg caesar salad! it’s high in protein thanks to the smoky Traeger chicken, hardboiled eggs, bacon bits, and a tangy homemade Caesar dressing with a base of Greek yogurt. The flavors are everything you want in a classic Caesar salad but made better with chicken, bacon, and eggs! To keep it gluten-free, we’re skipping the crunchy croutons and opting for crunchy bacon!
Homemade Chicken, Bacon, and Egg Caesar Salad Recipe
I’ve always loved Caesar salad and this one is no different! The egg, bacon, and chicken additions transform it from a side dish to a full-on meal.
It is filling, has yummy flavors, and has an awesome texture throughout the whole salad.
Why you’ll love this chicken and bacon Caesar salad recipe
Classic Caesar salad flavors with extras – This amazing salad starts with classic Caesar flavors thanks to the homemade creamy dressing and parmesan cheese, but then we add lots of nourishment and goodness with the tender chicken, bacon, and egg slices!
High protein – Did you know a average meal-size Caesar salad has only 10 grams of protein? Not this one! Each serving gives you 47 grams of protein making it a fueling and filling meal you’ll feel satisfied enjoying.
Kid-approved – There are a few salad bowls my kids are excited about, and this recipe is one of them! My whole family gets behind this one making it the perfect dish. I love it because it is really easy to make and super nourishing!
Simple ingredient you’ll need for this bacon Caesar salad recipe
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
- hard-boiled eggs
- romaine lettuce
- cooked chicken breast (my easy Traeger chicken breasts recipe is perfect for this one!)
- cooked crispy bacon
- shredded parmesan cheese
- homemade high protein Caesar salad dressing
How to make chicken bacon Caesar salad
Step 1: Start by preparing each ingredient – slice the eggs (I love my handy egg slicer!), chop the crunchy romaine lettuces, dice the chicken into small pieces, chop the bacon, and prepare the creamy Caesar dressing.
Step 2: Add the lettuce, chicken, eggs, chopped bacon, and parmesan cheese to a large bowl along with the tangy Caesar dressing. Toss to fully combine and then serve with extra parmesan cheese. Feel free to add in homemade croutons if you’d like to!
NOTE: If you need to quickly cook some chicken for this recipe, slice the chicken in half horizontally to make thinner chicken breasts, season both sides of chicken breasts with sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning, and then sear in a medium heat skillet with olive oil or avocado oil until cooked through.
Watch me make this delicious chicken Caesar
The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!
How to meal prep this recipe
Whether you want to turn this salad into mason jar salads or add to individual containers to take on the go, it works really well for meal prep!
Mason Jar Salads: To add to a large mason jar, start with the salad dressing, then add the chicken, egg, bacon, cheese, and lastly the lettuce. Shake the jar with a lid on to combine, then enjoy!
Meal Prep Containers: You can also add the salad ingredients in the same order listed above in meal prep containers or air-tight containers.
Individually Stored: Feel free to prep all the ingredients and store them in their own individual containers. When it’s time to each, build your salad and enjoy!
How to store
With most greens salads, once you add the dressing they don’t keep very well as leftovers. I did find that the leftovers still were fresh tasting after 1 day, so feel free to enjoy any leftover salad the next day!
Once cooled to room temperature, add it in an airtight container in the fridge until you’re ready to enjoy it!
Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this high protein chicken Caesar salad recipe.
If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
Hard-boiled eggs – If you’re not a fan of the egg yolks part of a hard-boiled egg, feel free to just use the egg whites.
Romaine lettuce – Leafy greens or kale are both great alternative options to replace the romaine lettuce.
Traeger chicken breast – Any leftover chicken that you have or even rotisserie chicken will work great in this recipe!
Bacon – Looking to make this salad a bit more lean? Opt for turkey bacon instead of pork bacon.
Shredded parmesan cheese – Parmesan shavings are a nice alternative. You could also use Romano cheese in place of parmesan.
Homemade dressing – If you have a favorite bottled Caesar dressing or just don’t like mixing dressing ingredients, feel free to use that!
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Homemade Chicken, Bacon, and Egg Caesar Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 large head of romaine lettuce or 2 smaller heads
- 1.5 lb cooked chicken breast my easy Traeger chicken breasts recipe is perfect for this one!
- 6 slices bacon cooked crispy and chopped
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup homemade high protein Caesar salad dressing
Instructions
- Start by preparing each ingredient – slice the eggs (I love my handy egg slicer!), chop the crunchy romaine lettuces, dice the chicken into small pieces, chop the bacon, and prepare the creamy Caesar dressing.
- Add the lettuce, chicken, eggs, chopped bacon, and parmesan cheese to a large bowl along with the tangy Caesar dressing. Toss to fully combine and then serve with extra parmesan cheese. Feel free to add in homemade croutons if you’d like to!
Notes
Nutrition
If you try this bacon, egg, and chicken Caesar salad recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
2 comments
Really love this one. Everything goes together well and I love how much protein it has. Will repeat!
Glad you found a winner Kim!