Here’s how you can make a classic Caesar salad at home, with keto-friendly ingredients. We add plenty of Parmesan cheese and dressing but skip the croutons in favor of crispy bacon. If you’ve already got leftover chicken on hand, then you could make this for lunch in no time at all.
The dressing uses anchovy fillets, giving it that classic flavor profile, but if you can’t stand them then feel free to skip it. Another tip is that if you can find jarred anchovies then use those instead of canned because then you won’t have to worry about using up the leftover fillets right away. You can simply reseal the jar.
Yields 2 servings of Homemade Keto Caesar Salad
The Preparation
Salad
- 10 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 ounces cooked bacon
- 8 ounces romaine lettuce
- 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated
Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ medium lemon, zest and juice
- ½ ounce Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped anchovy fillets
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Salt and pepper, to taste
The Execution
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix all dressing ingredients and blend or whisk together vigorously until combined. Set aside in the refrigerator.
3. Place chicken breasts into a baking dish and drizzle olive oil over the top and bottom of the chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through.
4. Assemble the salad with lettuce, chicken, bacon, and dressing. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
This makes a total of 2 servings of Homemade Keto Caesar Salad. Each serving comes out to be 997 Calories, 74.35g Fats, 4.9g Net Carbs, and 71.75g Protein.
| Homemade Keto Caesar Salad | Calories | Fats(g) | Carbs(g) | Fiber(g) | Net carb(g) | Protein(g) |
| 10 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast | 468 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.9 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | 119 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 ounces cooked bacon | 311 | 24.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.3 |
| 8 ounces romaine lettuce | 39 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 ounce Parmesan cheese | 122 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 1/2 cup mayonnaise | 748 | 82.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 1 tablespoon dijon mustard | 9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1/2 lemon | 12 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| 1/2 ounce Parmesan cheese | 61 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 2 tablespoon anchovy fillets | 101 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 1 teaspoon fresh garlic | 4 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Totals | 1994 | 148.7 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 143.5 |
| Per Serving(/2) | 997 | 74.35 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 71.75 |
Homemade Keto Caesar Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 10 ounces chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 ounces cooked bacon
- 8 ounces romaine lettuce
- 1 ounce Parmesan cheese grated
Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ medium lemon zest and juice
- ½ ounce Parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tablespoons anchovy fillets finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix together all dressing ingredients and blend together or whisk together vigorously until combined. Set aside in the refrigerator.
- Place chicken breasts into a baking dish and drizzle olive oil over the top and bottom of the chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through.
- Assemble the salad with lettuce, chicken, bacon, and dressing. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
