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:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 medium lemon, zest and juice
1/2 ounce parmesan cheese, grated
2 tablespoons anchovy fillets, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
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 968 calories, 71.5g fats, 4.5g net carbs, and 71g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
10 ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast	468	10.2	0	0	0	87.9
1 tablespoon olive oil	119	13.5	0	0	0	0
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 ounce cooked bacon	311	24.5	0.8	0	0.8	20.3
8 ounce 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 medium 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
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1994	148.7	16.4	6.6	9.8	143.5
Per Serving (/2)	997	74.4	8.2	3.3	4.9	71.7