Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Seared chicken breast over crisp romaine with Parmesan, lemon and Caesar dressing.
lunchdinnerhigh-protein
Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 12 min · American
Ingredients
- 12 oz chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 6 cup romaine lettuce, chopped
- 3 tbsp grated Parmesan
- 3 tbsp Caesar dressing
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry and rub with the olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Cook in a hot skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes per side until the center reaches 165°F. Rest 5 minutes, then slice.
- Toss the romaine with the Caesar dressing and lemon juice.
- Divide between plates, top with the chicken and Parmesan.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 440 |
| Protein | 43 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 3 g |
| Total sugars | 3 g |
| Total fat | 26 g |
| Saturated fat | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 140 mg |
| Sodium | 790 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 12 oz chicken-breast → 340 g of Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 171077); oz (exact)
- 1 tbsp olive-oil → 14 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 1 clove garlic → 3 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 0.25 tsp kosher-salt → 2 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.25 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
- 6 cup romaine-lettuce → 282 g of Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169247); FDC portion "1 cup shredded" = 47 g
- 3 tbsp parmesan-cheese → 15 g of Cheese, parmesan, grated (SR Legacy, FDC 171247); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 5 g
- 3 tbsp caesar-dressing → 44 g of Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular (SR Legacy, FDC 169055); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 14.7 g
- 1 tbsp lemon-juice → 15 g of Lemon juice, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 167747); FDC portion "1 cup" = 244 g
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