Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches (Air Fryer or Oven)

These Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches have restaurant-quality taste that’s lightened up and simple to make at residence! I truthfully stated “OMG, these are so good” out loud after I bit into the primary of those sandwiches, so I can not wait so that you can attempt them. The hen will be cooked within the air fryer or oven, although in case you have an air fryer I like to recommend it. The hen will get so crispy on the surface and stays so juicy on the within! The shredded parmesan cheese within the breading provides the hen a lot nutty, tacky taste, and the creamy Caesar salad topping and crispy garlic toasted bun simply make this sandwich perfection. Not solely are these Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches simple to make and filled with scrumptious taste, each is simply 376 energy or 7 WW Factors on Weight Watchers. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and monitor it within the WW app, click on right here.

Air Fryer or Oven?

I’ve supplied instructions for making these Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches in each the air fryer and the oven within the recipe directions under. When you’ve got each choices out there, I like to recommend cooking the hen in your air fryer as a result of the surface will get crispier, which I favor. For those who don’t have an air fryer, the oven remains to be an excellent choice and can make scrumptious hen.

Do I must pre-heat my air fryer?

I’ve seen numerous blended details about this. Some sources say you completely should pre-heat your air fryer and a few say you needn’t trouble. I feel it in all probability depends upon the model of air fryer you personal, so you could need to test your handbook. I’ve a COSORI model air fryer and don’t pre-heat for this recipe. I see that Philips (one other standard model) additionally says you don’t must pre-heat. For those who’re unsure about your specific mannequin, be happy to simply run it for a couple of minutes earlier than you add the hen to make certain.

Recipe Notes

• Caesar Dressing: I used Marzetti Merely Creamy Caesar dressing, which is simply 50 energy for 2 tablespoons and is actually tasty. I undoubtedly suggest it! For those who can’t discover that one in all have one other gentle Caesar dressing you favor (like Ken’s), be happy to make use of that as a substitute!
• Sandwich Rolls: I used Martin’s Potato Sandwich Rolls and they’re tremendous tasty on this recipe! These are one of many sandwich rolls/hamburger buns my household buys typically. As soon as they’re toasted up with somewhat garlic salt per the recipe directions the flavour actually mimics that of a crouton you’d get in a Caesar salad!
• Parmesan: I purchase a wedge of Parmesan cheese and shred it myself with a field grater for this recipe for optimum taste. For those who purchase shredded Parmesan in a bathtub at your grocery retailer it’s also possible to use that and it ought to work advantageous. I do suggest shredding it your self in case you have the time although! It’s scrumptious!
• Lemon: I like the intense, recent, tart citrus taste that squeezing the lemon wedge excessive earlier than including the bun lid provides this sandwich. For those who make this with out lemon I’m positive it should nonetheless be scrumptious, however I actually suppose the lemon squeeze is worth it!
• Salad: Although you’ll use two cups of lettuce to make the salad topping, as soon as it’s dressed it is going to be extra like a bit over 1 ½ cups. Dressing simply weighs it down a bit. That’s why the recipe says to place a rounded 1/3 cup of salad topping on every sandwich. It’s greater than 1/3 cup, however lower than ½ cup per sandwich.
• Re-heating: To re-heat my hen cutlets when there’s leftovers I often simply switch a cutlet from the fridge proper again into my air fryer and warmth it up at 350 for about 5 minutes till it’s crispy on the surface and heated via once more.

Rooster Cutlets

Thinly reduce hen cutlets are bought within the meat part of most grocery shops, so undoubtedly be happy to simply seize these for this recipe. I typically purchase huge bulk packs of boneless, skinless hen breasts at my grocery retailer after which use kitchen shears to trim them down into the styles and sizes I take advantage of continuously in recipes. It’s cheaper to purchase the breasts in bulk and since I take advantage of hen breasts quite a bit in my recipes it is sensible for me! I typically reduce the large hen breasts widthwise into cutlets (often 4 oz – 6 oz every) like those used on this recipe. Any hen that’s reduce off to make these I then reduce into small chunks to make hen bites. It’s simple to weigh out 1 lb or extra of hen chunks or tenders and a few 4, 5, or 6 oz cutlets and freeze them for later in quart measurement freezer baggage. That approach, I at all times have some cutlets and a few hen bites readily available to make use of in my recipes! I like to recommend chopping the hen down utilizing kitchen shears relatively than a knife, it simply works extra rapidly and simply, for my part.

Extra Tasty Lightened Up Rooster Recipes:

On the lookout for extra tasty, lightened up recipes utilizing hen breasts? Try my Spicy Rooster Sandwiches, Air Fryer Rooster Tenders, Tacky Backyard Vegetable Baked Rooster, Barbecue Rubbed Rooster Bites, Mexican Avenue Corn Rooster, Tacky Broccoli Stuffed Rooster, Lemon Pepper Rooster Bites, Baked Rooster Tenders, Crispy Onion Dip Rooster, Nashville Sizzling Rooster Bites, Crispy Rooster Parmesan, Apple and Brie Stuffed Rooster, Maple Dijon Rooster and Squash Skillet, Strawberry Balsamic Grilled Rooster, Blackened Rooster Bites, Ricotta Stuffed Rooster Bake, Lemon Garlic Rooster and Beans Skillet, Cream Cheese and Herb Stuffed Rooster, Tuscan Olive Rooster, Barbecue Bacon Wrapped Rooster Tenders, Pimento Cheese Stuffed Rooster, Cream Cheese Stuffed All the pieces Rooster, and plenty of extra within the Rooster part of my recipe index!