🍝 Mains & dinners
Chicken parm with Caesar salad
Crispy mozzarella-topped chicken parmesan in tomato sauce beside a bright yogurt Caesar with homemade croutons — the balanced indulgence.
Prep25 min
Cook20 min
Total45 min
Serves2
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast, cut into fillets
- Flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs
- Olive oil, for frying
- 1/2 onion (optional)
- 450 g tomato sauce
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- Mozzarella, to taste
- Fresh lettuce
- For the Caesar sauce: 6 tbsp avocado or homemade mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- Mustard, salt, pepper
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Olive oil and Parmesan
- For the croutons: sandwich bread, crusts off, cubed, with olive oil
- Garlic butter bread (optional)
Instructions
- Bake the oiled bread cubes 10–12 minutes until golden for the croutons.
- Whisk the Caesar sauce: mayo, yogurt, mustard, lemon, olive oil, Parmesan, salt and pepper.
- Coat the chicken in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fry in olive oil until golden.
- Warm the tomato sauce with the onion and seasonings, spoon over the chicken, top with Parmesan and mozzarella, and broil until melted and bubbling.
- Toss the lettuce with the Caesar sauce and croutons, and serve beside the chicken parm.
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