This Keto Caesar Salad with Bacon has a delicious homemade dressing with just four ingredients. It is the perfect side dish or an easy main course when topped with chicken. My 9-year-old makes this Keto Caesar Salad with Bacon for dinner for us at least once a week without any help!
An easy Caesar salad is one of our go-to easy sides for dinner. Especially since my toddler now looooves it. Yes, you read that correctly. I have a toddler whose favorite food is Caesar salad. No matter what else is on the table if she sees Caesar salad she begs for it and then eats two plates full.
We eat this Easy Caesar Salad in the summer a lot topped with grilled chicken. In the winter I just bake the chicken breasts in a pyrex dish covered with aluminum foil. When I have bacon crumbles I always add them. On occasion, I'll add sliced mushrooms and red onions too.
How to Make Keto Caesar Salad Dressing
- Mayo
- Sour Cream or Plain Greek Yogurt
- Garlic Powder (preferably Roasted Garlic Powder)
- Parmesan Cheese
plus a little Salt & Pepper
A lot of readers comment that this isn't authentic Caesar Dressing because it doesn't have anchovies, etc. but really... who cares? It's delicious with just these four simple ingredients and my kids love it. I doubt that would happen with a dressing chock full of anchovy paste.
How to Make Keto Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce washed and cut into bite-size pieces
Shredded Parmesan cheese
Bacon crumbles (optional)
Cooked Chicken, cubed (optional)
How to Make Chicken for Caesar Salad
You don't have to do anything special to the chicken. We use leftover grilled chicken on our caesar salads a lot. Or even rotisserie chicken. If you need a recipe for grilled chicken try my lemon garlic grilled chicken.
What to Serve with Keto Caesar Salad with Bacon
For a complete meal serve this Easy Caesar Salad with my Braided Garlic Breadsticks or Cheddar Garlic Crisps.
We love it as a side dish with anything Italian like Meatball Casserole or Eggplant Lasagna.
More Keto Salad Recipes
Healthy Broccoli Salad with Bacon
Kohlrabi Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing
Like what you see? Follow me on Facebook! Love this recipe? Leave a comment & 5-star rating right here! Make sure you don’t miss new recipes by getting email updates!
Ingredients
Dressing Ingredients:
- ½ cup mayo
- ½ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup grated or shredded Parmesan cheese I normally use the shelf stable powder variety
- 1 tsp roasted garlic powder or regular garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt add another ¼ tsp if it needs it, the saltiness of parmesan cheese can vary
- ¼ tsp pepper
Salad Ingredients:
- Romaine lettuce, washed and cut into bite-size pieces
- Shredded Parmesan cheese
- Bacon crumbles (optional)
- Cooked Chicken, cubed (optional)
Instructions
Dressing Instructions:
- Mix all the ingredients. If you don't need all the dressing immediately you can mix in a smaller bowl and then store in the fridge for about a week.
Salad Instructions:
- Mix the dressing ingredients in a large bowl if you are making a large salad. This makes enough dressing for a large bowl of salad using two romaine hearts or one large head of romaine. You can add the lettuce right to the mixing bowl and toss until it is covered with the dressing. Then add the chicken and fold that in gently. Finally, sprinkle the bacon and extra cheese on top.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published March 23, 2016. Revised and republished July 29, 2019.
Get the Joy Filled Eats Keto eBook Bundle!
Over 100 easy recipes w/photos & nutrition info.
