When you mix one of your favorite salads together with pasta you get this amazingly easy and delicious Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, the perfect spring salad recipe!
I love pasta, I love salad so it’s only right to combine the two together! This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is one of my favorite salads ever. So easy and absolutely tasty.
I first posted this recipe way back in 2015 when I started my site and I figured it was time for a facelift on it! Because it is one of those salads that you have to share with the world.
We love making this as a meal for dinner, or even a side to a meal as well. It is really up to you on how you want to serve this dish all together, but we do either way.
It is light and not a heavy dish and has just the perfect flavor especially with the pasta added to it. If you have never added pasta to your favorite salad you are missing out.
My family just can’t get enough of this delicious dish. They ask for it all the time, my 12 year old really loves salad so this is right up his alley and he has come to love the two mashed together.
Some of our other favorite pasta salads include Taco Pasta Salad, Tuna Pasta Sala and my personal favorite Italian Pasta Salad!
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal ingredients are needed so it comes together quickly.
- You can use any pasta that you like.
- You can double this recipe to serve more people at gatherings or picnics.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Romaine lettuce
Chicken
Parmesan
Rotini
Croutons
Caesar dressing
Black pepper, optional
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA SALAD, STEP BY STEP:
- Shred your chicken with a fork or in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to cool off before adding to salad, set aside.
- Cut up romaine lettuce, discarding the core.
- In a large bowl, toss lettuce, shredded cooked chicken, cooled pasta, shredded parmesan, croutons and caesar dressing until evenly coated.
- Top with ground black pepper if desired. Serve immediately!
This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is SO easy, this is why we make it at least once or twice a month and because we are completely addicted to it.
Once you try it you will see why! This is one salad you can’t help but fall in love with. If you like pasta and Caesar salad then you are gonna really enjoy this recipe!
I really love the addition of croutons to this recipe it gives it a nice texture and crunch too it. You can buy your own croutons or I have recipe for Homemade Croutons if you have some extra bread lying around.
You can also make your own homemade Caesar Salad Dressing if you like as well, we use store bought because it makes this salad super quick to whip up.
And when you have a hungry family, you know how it goes. When they want dinner they want it NOW. They be hangry, so I love quick and easy recipes!
HOW TO STORE CAESAR PASTA SALAD:
I recommend storing this no longer than 24 hours as it is best eaten fresh. The lettuce will start to wilt if stored too long and will be come soggy.
So if you want a fresh salad then I would eat within that 24 hour time frame, but if storing place covered in the refrigerator.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- This recipe can be forgiving , feel free to add more of your favorite ingredients if desired.
- Prepare ingredients in advance, and continue with step #4 right before serving.
- Speed things up by using a store-bought rotisserie chicken and caesar salad kit if desired!
- If you have a stand or hand mixer, it’s a great and easy to way to shred hot chicken.
- You can use your favorite pasta, we like rotini as it hold on to dressing well, but use any smaller pasta that you enjoy.
- You can also choose to dice your chicken if you like.
Looking for that fun and flavorful pasta salad for these warmer months? Then this Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is exactly what you need!
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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 stalks of romaine lettuce
- 1 cup cooked chicken shredded
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
- 1 cup uncooked rotini or favorite pasta noodle
- 1 cup croutons
- 1 cup Caesar dressing
- Ground black pepper optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to cool off before adding to salad
- Cut up romaine lettuce, discarding the core.
- In a large bowl, toss lettuce, shredded cooked chicken, cooled pasta, shredded parmesan, croutons and caesar dressing until evenly coated.
- Top with ground black pepper if desired.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
- This recipe can be forgiving , feel free to add more of your favorite ingredients if desired.
- Prepare ingredients in advance, and continue with step #4 right before serving.
- Speed things up by using a store-bought rotisserie chicken and caesar salad kit if desired!
- If you have a stand or hand mixer, it’s a great and easy to way to shred hot chicken.
- You can use your favorite pasta, we like rotini as it hold on to dressing well, but use any smaller pasta that you enjoy.
- You can also choose to dice your chicken if you like.
Nutrition
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