Take a delicious bite in to a Chicken Caesar Sandwich that’s filled with fall-apart slow-cooked chicken breast smothered in Caesar dressing along with grated parmesan.
Pile the shredded Caesar chicken on to a burger bun, top with lettuce, and dinner is served.
I’m showing you how you can make the easiest and most delicious chicken Caesar sandwich recipe in the slow cooker for a hands-off approach, although you can make this with your favorite cooking method.
You can also serve this shredded chicken open-faced on a piece of toast, wrapped up in a tortilla, or pile it high on a side salad to make this chicken Caesar pasta salad.
If you love the Caesar flavor in dishes, this Creamy Caesar Chicken has similar flavors.
Chicken Caesar Sandwich Highlights
- Easy Preparation – Toss the chicken breasts and broth in to a slow cooker and cook. Then mix with the dressing and cheese and dinner is ready!
- Flexible Cooking Method – Want something faster than using the crockpot? No problem. Boil the chicken breasts, or cook them on the stove, in the oven, or an air fryer. Then follow the remaining steps of this recipe as instructed.
- Use Other Types of Chicken – This recipe works great with chicken thighs or another type of chicken that’s on hand.
- Great for Meal Prep – Make this in advance to use on sandwiches, or on salads for the week.
Caesar Chicken Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make these easy Caesar Chicken Sandwiches.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
- Chicken Breasts: The quantity of chicken breasts can vary, depending on the sizes. You’ll need two pounds for this recipe.
- Chicken Broth: Cooking the chicken in broth gives the chicken more flavor but can be optional, and you can use water if you don’t have broth available. Tip: Homemade chicken broth using a whole chicken or making broth out of a rotisserie chicken is a great way to keep broth on hand for recipes like this one.
- Parmesan Cheese: Shredded or grated parmesan works for this recipe and shredding or grating your own makes this recipe even better.
- Fresh Parsley: If you don’t have this on hand, you can still make and enjoy these shredded Caesar chicken sandwiches. The fresh parsley adds color and a touch of freshness that elevates the sandwich.
- Romaine Lettuce: Romaine offers that crisp texture the tenderness and softness of the chicken and buns. Leaf lettuce will also work but can have more of a bitter taste than romaine.
- Caesar Dressing: Using storebought dressing is fast and easy but you can also make your own recipe if you have a favorite.
- Burger Buns: Brioche buns are are delicious with these sandwiches but regular buns or even sesame seed buns are great too.
How to Make Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Tips:
- Cook Time: Cook in the crockpot on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
- Warm or Cold: This chicken filling can be enjoyed both warm and cold. It is served warm in this recipe but also tastes fantastic cold the next day.
- Type of Bread: Caesar chicken can be served in croissants or on fresh Italian bread as well.
- Large Crowd: This recipe can easily be scaled up for a larger number of servings.
- Additional Flavor: If you love the flavor of garlic, you can add a teaspoon of garlic powder or crushed garlic.
Storing Tips:
- Store the chicken Caesar filling in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. The filled burger buns are best eaten immediately after assembling.
- The chicken filling is suitable for freezing. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before using and stir before serving.
Caesar Sandwich Toppings:
This shredded chicken Caesar sandwich is delicious served with just a slice of romaine. However, piling on your favorite toppings can also be a great idea.
A slice of tomato or a sprinkle of salt and pepper is also delicious on this sandwich.
Add a slice of your favorite cheese, such as American, Swiss, or Pepperjack.
A slice of red onion, croutons or even potato chips can be a fun crunch.
What to Serve with a Chicken Caesar Sandwich
Choose an easy side dish to go along with this easy sandwich recipe.
- Potato chips with this easy blue cheese dip and this Rotel salsa
- Old-fashioned pea salad
- Copycat KFC coleslaw
- Stuffed celery with cream cheese
Recipe FAQs
Very little is needed to make this recipe. You’ll need chicken breasts, broth, Caesar salad dressing, Parmesan, and fresh parsley.
I use hamburger or brioche buns for a chicken Caesar sandwich but you can also use a tortilla, croissant, crackers, or even pile it on sliced bread.
Absolutely. This cuts down on the cooking time and would make this recipe a lot faster.
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Recipe
Chicken Caesar Sandwich
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Equipment
- slow cooker
- 2 forks for shredding
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast
- 2 cups chicken broth homemade chicken broth recipe
- 1 cup Caesar salad dressing
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated or shredded
- ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves finely chopped
- 6 burger buns
- Romaine lettuce leaves optional for topping
Instructions
- Add the whole chicken breasts to the slow cooker bowl along with the chicken broth. Slow cook on low for 3 – 4 hours or high for 2 hours.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and shred using 2 forks. Drain the chicken broth from the slow cooker and discard.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker along with the caesar salad dressing. Stir to combine and slow cook for a further 30 minutes. Stir through the parmesan cheese and finely chopped parsley.
- Fill the burger buns with the romaine lettuce leaves and warm chicken caesar filling.
Notes
- This chicken filling can be enjoyed both warm and cold. It is served warm in this recipe but also tastes fantastic cold the next day.
- Caesar chicken can be served in croissants or on fresh Italian bread as well.
- This recipe can easily be scaled up for a larger number of servings.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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