This creamy, protein-packed Chicken Caesar Salad Spread is quick to make and perfect for serving in wraps, with crackers, or over a bed of greens — the options are endless! Put everything in a food processor, pulse, and serve. Don’t skip using my homemade caesar dressing for this recipe if you love a classic caesar flavor without the raw eggs 🙌🏻.
GREAT for meal prep: this recipe will keep 3-5 days in the fridge, which makes it great for making a double or a triple batch to eat throughout the week or feed a crowd.
Packed with protein — 27g of protein per serving, to be exact!
Super versatile: put it in wraps, spread it on toast, use crackers to dip, the options are endless!
Ingredients Worth Highlighting
- Chicken: You’ll need 1.5 lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (or a combination!) for this chicken salad recipe. I honestly love using a rotisserie chicken — that way all you need to do is take the chicken off the carcass and put it right into the food processor. Don’t want to go that route? Cook chicken thighs or breasts in your preferred method and use that.
- Caesar Dressing: If you haven’t made my homemade caesar dressing, now’s the time! If you have a favorite store-bought caesar dressing, that will definitely work for this recipe as well.
- Parmesan Cheese: A staple in the caesar world! I like using grated parmesan, but shredded will also work.
Find the list of full ingredients in the recipe card below.
Make it Into a Wrap
This is my go-to way to serve this chicken caesar salad spread! Amp up the protein even more by using my homemade protein tortillas as the wrap. Add some greens and your favorite veggies and wrap it up — enjoy!
Other Ways to Serve
This chicken caesar salad spread is amazing on a wrap or sammie, but it’s also so dang good as a dip with either veggies or crackers. I’ve even eaten it as a salad topper over my favorite field greens. You really can’t go wrong!
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Storing Leftovers
I like to meal-prep this chicken salad on Sundays to enjoy for lunch or a quick dinner alllll week long. Even if you’re not making a large batch, store any leftover chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Place the cooked chicken into a food processor along with the parmesan cheese, lemon juice, white onion, salt, pepper, and Caesar dressing.
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Pulse the ingredients together until combined. Then, continue to process the mixture until it turns into a paste consistency. If you would like your chicken spread to be chunky, don’t process the mixture as long.
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Spread the chicken caesar spread on toast, a tortilla, or serve it with crackers.
- Feel free to add more Caesar dressing if you would like the chicken Caesar spread to be creamier.
- We cooked a combination of chicken breasts and chicken thighs in the air fryer.
- You can prepare your chicken in the oven, Instant Pot, or air fryer. You can also use rotisserie chicken for an easier option.
Calories: 352 kcal, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 27 g, Fat: 20 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 3 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography: photos taken in this post are by Erin from The Wooden Skillet.
