Chicken Caesar Crostini
This chicken Caesar crostini recipe is fun for easy entertaining. These will go fast at your next party!
Servings 12 crostini
Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon cut into small pieces
- 12 baguette slices (about 1/2"-3/4" thick)
- 1/4 cup olive oil or to taste
- 1 cup cooked chicken (I used rotisserie) or to taste
- Romaine lettuce to taste, torn into small pieces
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese to taste
- Caesar salad dressing to taste
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- If you want a homemade Caesar dressing, here's my recipe. Otherwise, use your favorite bottled variety.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Cut the bacon into small pieces (I find this easiest using kitchen shears). Fry it in a skillet until crispy.
- Meanwhile, you can prep your other ingredients. Cut the baguette into even-thickness slices and brush both sides with the olive oil. You may need to add more oil if you run out, but 1/4 cup is a good start without wasting any.
- Bake the crostini for 10-15 minutes or until they're as crispy as you want. 15 minutes made them really crispy (like croutons). You can flip them halfway through if you want even color.
- Take the crostini out of the oven and let them cool for a couple of minutes. Top them with the lettuce, chicken, Caesar dressing, bacon, parmesan, and salt & pepper. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can do a lot of the prep while the bacon cooks/the bread is crisping up in the oven, so I indicated prep time as a bit less than I would otherwise. Recipe will take longer if you make the Caesar dressing from scratch.
- The recipe easily doubles, and the quantities I recommend are merely suggestions. Feel free to add more/less chicken or any other ingredient to suit your individual tastes.