Light Chicken Caesar Salad
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the salad:-- 3 large chicken breasts- 1 iceberg lettuce (or 3 little gems - my preference), torn- 16 cherry tomatoes, halvedFor the croutons:-- 4 thin slices of German style rye breadFor the dressing:-- 1 bottle of Kraft light caesar dressing- 1 standard-size tub of fat free yogurt- Juice of 1 lemon- Parmesan shavings to taste- Black pepper to taste
Grill the chicken on both sides till cooked through and beginning to show brown grill marks (maybe about 15 mins), then cut into long slivers.
Toast the rye bread and cut into croutons (as rye bread is quite a rich, caramelly tasting bread toasted rye makes much better croutons than fried ones as well as being healthier!). I use small rye bread and just "triangle" it.
Assemble the dressing by mixing the bottled dressing with the yogurt and the lemon juice, then add black pepper and chunky parmesan shavings to taste (a little parmesan goes a long way in this dressing, and remember, the bottled dressing already contains cheese, the shavings are just to add richness and texture).
Assemble salad ingredients in a serving dish, add chicken slices and croutons, then splash liberally with dressing.
NOTE: I saw this basic recipe on a fabulous TV show called "Cook Yourself Thin", I thoroughly recommend checking out their site" The difference with mine is I used a bottled dressing as base whereas the original used anchovy essence and other things to make a base- I'm too lazy for that, lol!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHOMAC.
Toast the rye bread and cut into croutons (as rye bread is quite a rich, caramelly tasting bread toasted rye makes much better croutons than fried ones as well as being healthier!). I use small rye bread and just "triangle" it.
Assemble the dressing by mixing the bottled dressing with the yogurt and the lemon juice, then add black pepper and chunky parmesan shavings to taste (a little parmesan goes a long way in this dressing, and remember, the bottled dressing already contains cheese, the shavings are just to add richness and texture).
Assemble salad ingredients in a serving dish, add chicken slices and croutons, then splash liberally with dressing.
NOTE: I saw this basic recipe on a fabulous TV show called "Cook Yourself Thin", I thoroughly recommend checking out their site" The difference with mine is I used a bottled dressing as base whereas the original used anchovy essence and other things to make a base- I'm too lazy for that, lol!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHOMAC.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 338.0
- Total Fat: 15.5 g
- Cholesterol: 71.1 mg
- Sodium: 246.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 33.5 g
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