You can never go wrong with a chicken Caesar salad, and this chopped bagel version is quick, easy and DELICIOUS. Simply layer your ingredients on a board, and chop away. A wonderful, high-protein idea to prep for lunches throughout the week, or as a speedy, light meal at the end of a busy day.
The chopped salad trend has been going on for a while now, and while I was dubious at first (surely it would be much more trouble than it’s worth?), I am very happy to be proven wrong. The idea is simple – lay out all your ingredients on a large board, then chop them into bite-sized pieces on top of each other. It’s so easy and works surprisingly well.
The wonderful thing about preparing a salad in this way is that for one, it’s quicker to chop everything at once, plus it means you get all the flavor in every bite.
The flavors in a Caesar salad never disappoint, and they’re all present here. I’m switching things up with a high-protein version of the Caesar dressing (thank you whipped cottage cheese!) which I HIGHLY recommend trying, but you can use any Caesar dressing you like if you prefer. If you have time, I also really recommend trying my super easy two-ingredient dough bagels as well – they take about 30 minutes to make and you can top them however you like.
While the salad makes a wonderful filling for a bagel, you can use it in any way you like. Try it as a filling in a regular sandwich, as a chunky dip with pita chips or just enjoy it as a chopped salad. It’s a lovely one for lunches or speedy dinners on busy weeknights.
If you’re as much of a chicken Caesar fan as I am, you might want to try these smash chicken Caesar tacos, chicken Caesar pasta salad, chicken Caesar crispy rice salad, chicken Caesar flatbreads, or creamy chicken Caesar dip.
Ingredients
- Chicken. Use cooked chicken breast or thighs, or a rotisserie chicken for ease. This is also a great way to use any leftovers you may have from a juicy herb roasted chicken. If you’re looking for a marinade or a recipe to use to cook the chicken from scratch, I love using this chicken Caesar salad recipe.
- Caesar dressing. For ease, use your favorite store-bought dressing, or you can quickly and easily make your own. For this recipe, I’m using my high-protein Caesar dressing – you’ll need cottage cheese (or Greek yogurt), parmesan, black pepper, garlic, white miso paste and fish sauce.
- Scallions. While not traditionally in a Caesar salad, I love adding them here for a hint of freshness.
How to make them
Lay out the lettuce, chicken and bacon on a chopping board, then chop into smaller pieces. Add the Caesar dressing and parmesan, then chop again, making sure to mix all the ingredients with the dressing.
You can add more or less dressing to the salad, depending on the consistency you’d like.
Pile the chopped salad into your sliced bagel, and enjoy.
Watch how to make it
Got a question?
You can make the chopped salad itself 3 to 4 days ahead of time, then just store it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
Use it as a sandwich filling, as a chunky dip to serve with your favorite chips or crackers (I highly recommend pita crisps) or simply as a salad.
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Chopped Chicken Caesar Salad Bagels
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
You can never go wrong with a chicken Caesar salad, and this chopped bagel version is quick, easy and DELICIOUS. Simply layer your ingredients on a board, and chop away. A wonderful, high-protein idea to prep for lunches throughout the week, or as a speedy, light meal at the end of a busy day.
I highly recommend trying my high-protein Caesar dressing, and trying your hand at making a batch of my two-ingredient dough bagels, you won’t regret it!
Ingredients
For the protein-packed Caesar dressing –
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- Black pepper
- 2 teaspoons miso paste
For the bagels –
- 1 cooked chicken breast
- 3 slices streaky bacon
- 1/4 cup Caesar dressing
- 3 large Romaine lettuce leaves
- 2 scallions
- 1/4 cup parmesan, grated
- Black pepper
- 2 bagels
Instructions
- Make the dressing. You can either mix the ingredients in a bowl, or pop them into a blender or mini chopper and blitz into a super smooth sauce. I prefer to blend the dressing so the cottage cheese becomes gorgeously creamy!
- Cook the bacon. Add the bacon to a small pan and set over high heat. Cook until super crispy, about five minutes. Remove from the pan.
- Chop the salad. Place your lettuce, scallions, chicken and bacon on top of each other on a board. Chop everything into small, bite-sized pieces, then add the dressing, parmesan, and a good grind of black pepper. Chop again to kind of mix everything together. You can add more dressing if you like things saucier.
- Arrange the bagels. Slice your bagels in half, then divide the chopped salad between them and enjoy.
Notes
INGREDIENT NOTES: You can add extra things to the salad if you like – try cucumber, tomatoes, red onion or pickles. If you’d like to cook your chicken from scratch, I recommend following the instructions for the chicken in this chicken Caesar salad recipe.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Use Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese in the dressing if you prefer.
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The salad will keep for 3 – 4 days, stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: salad
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 701
- Sugar: 11.5g
- Sodium: 1433.6mg
- Fat: 26.8g
- Saturated Fat: 10.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13.6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54.5g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 57.8g
- Cholesterol: 146.4mg
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