Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
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This quick meal week ends with a salad turned sandwich. It’s slow cooker chicken Caesar salad sandwiches. This has all the elements a a chicken Caesar salad but transformed into a savory hot sandwich. The crunch you normal get from the croutons comes from the toasted roll.
You cook chicken breasts in a slow cooker with water. Once the chicken cook for the 8 hours in the slow cooker, it’s time to shred the chicken. Then Caesar dressing and Parmesan cheese is tossed in with hot shredded chicken. The chicken is then placed on the toasty roll with a piece of romaine. Love it! These slow cooker chicken Caesar salad sandwiches are a fun change.
Here is what you need to make the
Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
- BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGHS
- CAESAR DRESSING (I USED BRIANNA’S ASIAGO CAESAR)
- PARMESAN CHEESE
- FRESH PARSLEY OR DRIED PARSLEY
- PEPPER
- ROMAINE LETTUCE
- HOAGIE STYLE ROLLS OR BUNS
- BUTTER
Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ½ to 1 cup Caesar dressing I used Brianna's Asiago Caesar
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley or 2 teaspoons of dried parsley
- pepper to taste
- 6 pieces romaine lettuce
- 6 hoagie style rolls or buns
- butter
- additional Parmesan cheese if desired
Instructions
- Place chicken in a slow cooker with 1 cup water.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 4-6 hours until chicken is fully cooked.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred.
- Remove the water from the slow cooker.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and add the dressing, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and pepper over the top.
- Stir until well combined. Cover and cook for 15 more minutes or until heated through.
- Meanwhile, spread butter in the inside of the rolls and place under a broiler until toasted and golden brown.
- To serve top each roll with a piece of romaine, followed by the chicken mixture and addition Parmesan if desired.
Recipe adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything.
