Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches (Air Fryer or Oven)

These Crispy Rooster Caesar Sandwiches have restaurant-quality taste that’s lightened up and straightforward to make at house! I actually stated “OMG, these are so good” out loud once I bit into the primary of those sandwiches, so I can not wait so that you can attempt them. The rooster might be cooked within the air fryer or oven, although you probably have an air fryer I like to recommend it. The rooster will get so crispy on the surface and stays so juicy on the within! The shredded parmesan cheese within the breading offers the rooster 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 stuffed 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 observe 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. In case you have each choices accessible, I like to recommend cooking the rooster in your air fryer as a result of the surface will get crispier, which I favor. Should you don’t have an air fryer, the oven remains to be an amazing possibility and can make scrumptious rooster.

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 hassle. I feel it most likely is determined by the model of air fryer you personal, so chances are you’ll wish to examine your handbook. I’ve a COSORI model air fryer and don’t pre-heat for this recipe. I see that Philips (one other widespread model) additionally says you don’t must pre-heat. Should you’re unsure about your explicit mannequin, be at liberty to simply run it for a couple of minutes earlier than you add the rooster to make certain.

Recipe Notes

• Caesar Dressing: I used Marzetti Merely Creamy Caesar dressing, which is barely 50 energy for 2 tablespoons and is basically tasty. I positively advocate it! Should you can’t discover that considered one of have one other mild Caesar dressing you like (like Ken’s), be at liberty to make use of that as an alternative!
• 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 usually. As soon as they’re toasted up with a bit 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 max taste. Should you purchase shredded Parmesan in a bath at your grocery retailer you can too use that and it ought to work wonderful. I do advocate shredding it your self you probably have the time although! It’s scrumptious!
• Lemon: I like the brilliant, contemporary, tart citrus taste that squeezing the lemon wedge excessive earlier than including the bun lid offers this sandwich. Should you make this with out lemon I’m certain it would 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 will likely 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 rooster cutlets when there’s leftovers I normally 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 by once more.

Rooster Cutlets

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

Extra Tasty Lightened Up Rooster Recipes:

In search of extra tasty, lightened up recipes utilizing rooster 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 Every little thing Rooster, and plenty of extra within the Rooster part of my recipe index!