Cracker Barrel Salads On the Menu
Whether you’re looking for something light and healthy or a hearty, filling meal, Cracker Barrel has you covered with its delicious salads! From the Country Chef Salad to the Homestyle Chicken Salad, there’s a salad on the menu that will satisfy any craving.
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Cracker Barrel is well known for its gift shop and Southern food. One thing most people may not be aware of is that there are three hearty salads on the menu. (There is a fourth salad, but it is simply a side salad.)
There is no other restaurant that says “Southern” better than Cracker Barrel. Founded in 1969 in Lebanon, Tennessee, Cracker Barrel now has locations in 45 states across the country.
Top Dishes at Cracker Barrel
According to Spoon University, the top five favorite dishes at Cracker Barrel are:
- Macaroni n’ Cheese
- Chicken n’ Dumplings
- Double-Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake
- Gravy n’ Biscuits
- Maple Jam ‘n Bacon Burger
Sadly, only of their salads made it to the top 10 dishes. The Southern Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad ranked #7.
Let’s take a look at the salads on the Cracker Barrel menu.
1. Homestyle Chicken Salad
This is not “chicken salad” as you might be thinking. According to the Cracker Barrel website, this salad is:
Crispy, golden-fried Sunday Homestyle Chicken® or Smoky Southern grilled chicken breast over fresh greens with cucumbers, grape tomatoes, shredded Colby cheese, house-baked Sourdough croutons, boiled eggs and a Colby cheese wedge. Plus Westminster® Crackers.
Nutrition Information: With fried chicken, this salad has the most calories of the three dinner salads coming in at 930 calories, 2000 mg of sodium, 53 g of carbohydrates, 7 g of fiber, 54 g of fat, and 58 g of protein. The grilled salad has 550 calories, 1050 mg of sodium, 23 g of carbohydrates, 5 g of fiber, 28 g of fat, and 52 g of protein.
Salad dressing and crackers are not included in the calorie count.
Each salad is served with crackers (2 packs have 70 calories) and your choice of salad dressing: Balsamic Herb Vinaigrette (170 calories), Blue Cheese (310 calories), Buttermilk Caesar (280 calories), Buttermilk Ranch (240 calories), Dijon Honey Mustard (280 calories). Calories are based on a serving size of 2.5 ounces.
2. Country Chef Salad
The Country Chef Salad is probably the heartiest salad on the menu. It’s made with a bed of fresh salad greens that are topped with Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, pieces of Sugar Cured Ham and bacon, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, a Colby cheese wedge, house-baked Sourdough croutons, and boiled eggs.
The Chef Salad has 570 calories, 1550 mg of sodium, 23 g of carbohydrates, 6 g of fiber, 33 g of fat, and 45 g of protein.
The salad is served with crackers (2 packs have 70 calories) and your choice of salad dressing: Balsamic Herb Vinaigrette (170 calories), Blue Cheese (310 calories), Buttermilk Caesar (280 calories), Buttermilk Ranch (240 calories), Dijon Honey Mustard (280 calories). Calories are based on a serving size of 2.5 ounces.
3. Southern Chicken Caesar Salad
Last, but not least, is the Southern Chicken Caesar Salad. Grilled chicken breast (or crispy, golden-fried Sunday Homestyle Chicken®) served over chopped Romaine lettuce tossed in Buttermilk Caesar dressing and topped with shaved Parmesan and croutons.
The grilled salad has the fewest calories of all of Cracker Barrel’s salads – just 500. It also has 1320 mg of sodium, 22 g of carbohydrates, 5 g of fiber, 28 g of fat, and 40 g of protein. The fried version has 880 calories, 2270 mg of sodium, 51 g of carbohydrates, 6 g of fiber, 55 g of fat, and 46 g of protein.
Add 70 calories for the 2 packs of crackers.
What’s your favorite dish at Cracker Barrel?
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Had dinner, 4 of us seniors at the oPell city CB. A family came in with a non stop very loudly screeching child. One of us very politely asked if they (the parents) could do something, as they were sitting across from us. The mother got very angry and complained to the manager, who then came to our table yelling at us that she was a mother and this was a family restaurant and she would like us to leave. They didn’t offer to seat us elsewhere. We left as instructed and will never go back until they have a new manager.
Really, went to the Pensacola CB for lunch today 3-28 and left without going in. Half the people outside standing with no masks
@A Alex, they only sanitize the table tops too. Not the edges of the tables