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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Sep 14, 2022 ·

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Now entering my favorite salad – the Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad. You guys — I could eat this everyday…and I have.

There are some foods I never tire of eating — caprese salads, greek salads, Caesar salad. Yes, I am seeing the theme. I’m a big salad girl. I always have been. This didn’t start when I became a dietitian.

I remember the old days going to Ponderosa. I’m sure everyone else was ordering their chopped steak with the big fries. Not this girl. That salad bar! It was amazing. I love an all you can eat salad bar. So, now that I’m all grown up, I still keep all the fixins for a good salad at home.

I love this salad because it’s easy. Most of my recipes these days are “dump” recipes (I know that sounds bad, but it’s really accurate) – everything goes in at the same time. This one works like that. If you get all of the pieces done, then they all just get mixed together. It’s a great make-ahead dish and then quick assembly right before you need to eat.

Here’s what I mean by that:

  • Make the pasta ahead of time and drizzle a little olive oil on it until you’re ready – keep in the fridge.
  • Cook the chicken in advance. You can batch cook chicken and have it ready all week or use the old standby, the rotisserie chicken.
  • You can either shred your own parm and have it ready in advance, or you can buy the preshredded. Once upon a time I was a “always shred your cheese” girl…buy the preshredded here, it’s okay.

I hope you try this Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad mash up, it’s a quick dinner or lunch and you might just get your kids to eat it, because it has pasta in it!

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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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This salad is easy, delicious, and travels well.

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 5 servings 1x

Ingredients

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3 cups uncooked bowtie pasta

2 cups cubed cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great here)

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved

2 cups finely chopped romaine lettuce

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Caesar dressing

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water.

Add all of the ingredients to a big bowl and toss gently to combine.

  • Author: Sarah
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes

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Main healthy, mediterranean, pasta

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