Healthy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are simple to make, requiring just 5 minutes prep and basic ingredients. A few simple swaps eliminate fat and calories without sacrificing traditional caesar flavor.

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Healthy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches... today is a HAPPY DAY!

There is a flavor combination of epic proportions happening around my house on a daily basis this week. It involves avocado and lemon juice and garlic and a hint of dijon, which then gets tossed up with your protein of choice (I ALWAYS go chicken) and served atop a toasted whole wheat English muffin. It's super simple, but the ingredient combination comes together to create a total flavor bomb. It's like yummy Caesar dressing gets a healthy Summertime makeover - you get all the flavors of the traditional dressing with none of the mayo (or anchovies).

You need to make this happen in your kitchen.

Ok, ok... let's address the elephant in the room shall we? This healthy-fied version of Caesar dressing, well.. it's green, and not a subtle shade.

Replacing the mayo with avocado definitley ups the healthy factor, but one could make the argument that the color is not the most appetizing. That said... move on. Once you taste this chicken salad, you're not going to care. Pinky promise.

Whipping the dressing up is super simple, throw the ingredients into a food processor (you can go without the processor if you don't have one), and pulse. That's it.

Lately I've been serving up this Caesar Chicken Salad atop toasted English muffins with some fresh Romaine and a juicy tomato slice. It would also be awesome as a salad topper, in wrap form, or even as a dip of sorts with fresh veggies. There really is no wrong way to go!

Time Saving Tips and Tricks

Prep: The Caesar dressing can be made 1-2 days in advance and stored in an airtight container. Mix it with chicken for a quick lunch option, or use it as a dressing/dip with salads and veggies.

Make Ahead: In my opinion, that's the only way to do it! I love making a double batch of this recipe and letting it hang out in the fridge for quick lunches throughout the week.

Freezer: Unfortunately... when you freeze this one, it gets a bit funky.

Recipe

Healthy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

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Author: Bailey Sissom

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Healthy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are simple to make, requiring just 5 minutes prep and basic ingredients. A few simple swaps eliminate fat and calories without sacrificing traditional caesar flavor.

Ingredients

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1 small avocado
1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
1 lemon, juiced
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dijon
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
10 oz. canned chicken, drained (check that you recognize all ingredients)
3 whole-grain English Muffins, toasted
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: Romaine lettuce and fresh tomato

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Instructions

To the bowl of a food processor, add avocado, garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, dijon, parmesan, salt and pepper.
Pulse on high until all ingredients are fully incorporated. You may have to scrape down the sides of the food processor bowl a time or two. Once mixed, taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine chicken and Caesar dressing. Mix until fully incorporated.
To assemble sandwiches, top ½ of a toasted English Muffin with lettuce, tomato and Caesar chicken salad.

Notes

I used Shelton's Premium Breast of Chicken that I purchased at Whole Food's for this recipe. The only ingredients are chicken, water and salt.

If you prefer to use leftover cooked chicken breast in place of canned chicken, that works well too!

If you don't have a food processor, you can still make this recipe. Just mince the garlic really finely and use a fork to mash the avocado before mixing everything together.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 open faced sandwich
Calories: 428
Sugar: 3.4 g
Sodium: 819.7 mg
Fat: 13.1 g
Carbohydrates: 20.5 g
Protein: 54.2 g
Cholesterol: 232.1 mg

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