I've long enjoyed Chicken Caesar Salads. I've always loved chicken, and my mother being a strict vegetarian, it seems only natural some sort of mix between the two would appeal to me. Long ago, before I started cooking, I tried some store bought sliced chicken breasts. I tried that once, and only once. Flat out disgusting is the only appropriate way to describe such an awful thing. I've often had them out in restaurants, some incredibly good (a small pizzeria nearby a hospital), and some disappointing at best (another pizzeria). When I was eating a more vegetarian diet months ago, I would just chop up a head of lettuce, pour on a very meager amount of Caesar dressing, and it really does taste more or less the same without the chicken. But there is something about chicken..
(Ingredients)
Chicken Breasts
Lettuce (Romaine)
Caesar Dressing (I prefer Newman's)
Light Cooking Oil
Chopped Garlic
Mozzarella Cheese (grated)
Start off with marinating your chicken breasts. I let mine soak in a little oil and plenty of garlic for about 24 hours (overnight would be fine). Put them right on your skillet (250-300), and don't use any oil for the skillet. Your chicken has been soaking in it all night, it's plenty moist. Fry it until it's cooked thoroughly (it will start to blacken just slightly on the very top layer, this is fine. It will give it a slight 'grilled' flavor), and then chop it up as you want it on your salad. Put it back in the skillet for just a little while (You don't need to cook it again. I just prefer my chicken not too moist), and your chicken is done. Chop up a nice head of romaine lettuce, pour on a little dressing, little bit of Parmesan, and you're good to go. But wait! you're not done yet. Sprinkle just a small handful of grated mozzarella on it, for a subtle yet interesting twist in the flavor.
Pic, as always, forthcoming!
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