Fresh, Fabulous and Skinny, Chicken Caesar BLT Main Course Salad Recipe
I’ve taken two very popular dishes, a BLT and Chicken Caesar Salad and combined them into one terrific salad! You’ll love how quickly it comes together because I’m using store bought cooked chicken, a light bottled dressing and Milton’s Multi-Grain Baked Snack Crackers, for the croutons. This main course salad has all the incredible taste sensations of these two dishes but with a fraction of the fat and calories. The skinny for 1 serving, 320 calories, 13 grams of fat, and 8 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. This includes the dressing, crackers and cheese.
Ingredients
- 12 strips Oscar Meyer Center Cut Bacon, see shopping tips
- 12 cups romaine lettuce (3 cups per salad)
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 cups (8oz) chicken breasts, cooked with skin removed, cut into bite-size pieces
- 24 Miltonâs Original Multi-Grain Baked Snack Crackers, see shopping tip
- ½ cup Girardâs Light Caesar Dressing, Kenâs Steak House Lite Caesar dressing or Cardini Light Caesar Vinaigrette, see shopping tips
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, Champagne vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons (1 oz) fresh shredded Parmesan cheese, for topping
Directions
- To cook the bacon-place on a microwave-safe plate two sheets of paper towels. Lay on top of paper towels, 6 slices of bacon in a single layer. Lay another 2 sheets of paper towels on top of bacon. Cook in microwave until crisp (~ 4 to 5 minutes). Blot cook pieces and set side. Repeat steps with remaining 6 pieces, using more paper towels.
- In a large bowl, add lettuce, tomatoes, chicken and crackers. Crumble all the bacon into the bowl. Add dressing, vinegar and toss well. Add more dressing, if desired.
- Divide salad among 4 dinner plates. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon cheese.
- *See shopping tips below under comments
- Weight Watchers (old points) 7
- Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 8
- SKINNY FACTS: for 1 salad (including crouton crackers, dressing and cheese)
- 320 calories, 13g fat, 32g protein, 16g carbs, 4g fiber, 557mg sodium, 3g sugar
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 260g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 149 | |
| Calories from Fat 59 | 40% |
| Total Fat 6.67g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat 2.51g | 10% |
| Trans Fat 0.05g | |
| Cholesterol 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium 165mg | 7% |
| Potassium 604mg | 17% |
| Total Carbs 8.62g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.6g | 12% |
| Sugars 4.56g | 3% |
| Protein 14.41g | 23% |
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July 6, 2012Shopping Tips
You might be familiar with Milton’s wonderful Multi-Grain bread but did you know they make great snack-size crackers? I’m using their multi-grain but the whole wheat would work too. They’re super tasty and great to use instead of croutons, in any salad. Many supermarkets carry them. Check Milton’s website to find where they’re sold in your area, http://www.miltonsbaking.com/. If you can’t find them, choose a small reduced-fat baked cracker.
I’ve combed the supermarket shelves looking for one of the leanest regular bacon choices and Oscar Meyer Center Cut Bacon is my favorite, compared to most regular bacon. It’s much lower in fat and calories, 3 slices contain 70 calories and 4.5 grams of fat. Once cooked on paper towels, most of the fat soaks into the paper, not left in the bacon.
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 salad (including crouton crackers, dressing and cheese)
320 calories, 13g fat, 32g protein, 16g carbs, 4g fiber, 557mg sodium, 3g sugar
Weight Watchers (old points) 7
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 8
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