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    Home » Healthy Chicken Recipes » Chicken Kale Caesar Mason Jar Salad

    Chicken Kale Caesar Mason Jar Salad

    Published: Jan 22, 2016 · Modified: Mar 23, 2022 by Tammy Overhoff

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    Chicken Caesar Salad with Kale and Quinoa 323 calories

    I love Panera Bread and go there often. I don’t know what it is but when I try to write at home I struggle with staying focused. However, when I’m at Panera Bread I can write my little heart out. It can be totally packed with people but as long as I have my ear buds I can stay completely focused. I know strange.

    My favorite salad at Panera Bread is their chicken caesar salad with quinoa and kale. I think they call it a power salad. Isn’t it funny that everything with quinoa automatically becomes power. I do it too. See my 7-minute Quinoa Power Salad. Quinoa is definetly a super food and fits nicely into any meal. I love it in the Panera Caesar Salad so I decided to recreate a mason jar salad version at home.

    If you like videos, instead of pictures, then here’s my quick step by step video tutorial.


    I wanted to keep this salad simple so I used Newman’s Own Caesar Dressing. I’ve used Newman’s Own for decades so it’s my absolute favorite. Use your favorite or make homemade if you wish. Obviously, the calories might look a little different so keep that in mind.

    Panera’s salad doesn’t include tomatoes or cucumbers but I wanted to add them because I like a lot of veggies in my salads and I was making a mason jar salad. Mason jar salads need hearty veggies on top of the salad dressing. See my tutorial here.

    I put about ¼ cup of diced chicken into the salads. Panera Bread thinly cuts the chicken breast in their salad – I love that! After I baked the chicken I diced it up small. I wanted to make sure the chicken distributed throughout the whole salad after I shook it up.

    Every week I bake chicken to use for the week. All I do is season it with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, and onion powder. Then I bake it at 350 degrees for 45 – 50 minutes or until done. That’s it. I used some of it for these salads then I used the rest in other recipes.

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    After I filled the jars with the chicken I sprinkled a teaspoon of parmesan cheese into each of the jars. The last ingredients to go into the mason jars were kale and romaine. Kale is another super food that adds a ton of nutrients and fiber to a meal. I find it to be really earthy and hearty raw so pairing it with romaine works well

    Panera Bread’s Caesar Salad includes thin garlic toasts or croutons. I decided to leave those out. With the quinoa I really didn’t feel the need to add anything carby to the salad.

    My version of the Panera Power Kale and Qunioa Caesar salad was not exactly like the original but it certainly held its own as a mason jar salad recipe. It’s delicious, filling, and super easy to make. These healthy salads can be prepare ahead of time for a quick nutritious lunch during the week.

    Chicken Caesar Salad with Kale and Quinoa 323 calories

    Chicken Caesar Mason Jar Salad with Kale and Quinoa

    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 323kcal
    Author: Organize Yourself Skinny

    Ingredients

    • 5 wide mouth mason jar containers
    • 10 tablespoons Newman’s Own Caesar Dressing I use creamy
    • 1- quart cherry tomatoes sliced or kept whole
    • 5 baby cucumbers sliced
    • 1 ¼ cup diced baked chicken breast
    • 5 teaspoon parmesan cheese
    • 1 1/4 cup quinoa
    • 5 cups chopped kale
    • 5 cups chopped romaine

    Instructions

    • Divide all the ingredients among the 5 mason jar containers. Start with the dressing then layer the tomatoes, cucumbers, chicken, parmesan cheese, quinoa, and finish with the kale and romaine lettuce. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
    • When you are ready to eat shake the mason jar and dump into a bowl or on a plate.

    Notes

    sugars: 5
    Make-ahead instructions
    Salads can be made up to 5 days ahead of time stored in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Fiber: 3g

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    About Tammy Overhoff

    Hi, I’m Tammy Overhoff, a busy mom, wife, and entrepreneur. I am the owner, author, and recipe developer here at Organize Yourself Skinny. Since 2011 Organize Yourself Skinny has become a trusted resource for clean eating recipes to meal prep, reviews, and lifestyle hacks to help you fit healthy habits and routines into your busy schedule. I’m the author of the Organize Yourself Skinny eBook & 30-day Workbook Bundle.

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    Comments

    1. Nate says

      May 01, 2018 at 3:40 pm

      I made this last night for the week. I love it! I substituted tofu for chicken. It’s great!

      Reply
    2. Tamara says

      February 27, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      Hi Tammy, I made this today & I love it! I think that effective meal planning is an art, and I am trying to get better at it. Your blog is a great resource. 🙂

      Reply
      • Tammy Kresge says

        February 28, 2017 at 9:16 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    3. Julie says

      March 07, 2016 at 2:35 pm

      How many pieces (or lbs) of chicken do you usually bake at the beginning of the week?

      Reply
      • Tammy Kresge says

        March 07, 2016 at 4:58 pm

        4 pieces or about 2-3lbs

        Reply
    4. Rach's Recipes says

      February 04, 2016 at 11:08 pm

      I find quinoa a little bland. I like to use a blend of wild rice and brown rice. Still very healthy and adds a little more nutty flavor

      Reply
    5. Karenlee says

      February 01, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      5 stars
      I can’t wait to try this one! I plan to try it next week. I already made my salads this week: Chicken Fajita, Black Bean & Quinoa and Mixed (as you can see by the last one, I was losing my creativity).

      Reply
      • Tammy Kresge says

        February 02, 2016 at 8:11 am

        hahaha the chicken fajita sounds amazing.

        Reply
    6. Ann says

      January 23, 2016 at 12:58 pm

      How much quinoa did you put in each salad? I don’t see it listed anywhere. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Tammy Kresge says

        January 23, 2016 at 4:32 pm

        1/4 cup. Sorry I am fixing that now.

        Reply

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