The Best Chicken Caesar Salad With Pasta
Chicken Caesar Salad with Pasta features your favorite Caesar salad with seasoned chicken, tender pasta, and lots of veggies. It's a tasty and filling salad that your family won't mind eating as the main dish!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces farfalle, bowtie pasta
- 2-3 chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons garlic and herb seasoning
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 1 large cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ¾ cup Caesar vinaigrette, I like Ken's Steak House
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup croutons
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle with garlic and herb seasoning.
- Heat a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink, 10-12 minutes.
- While the chicken and pasta cook, wash and thinly chop romaine lettuce, peel and slice the cucumber, and halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Add romaine lettuce and Caesar vinaigrette to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- Add pasta, chicken, cucumber, and tomatoes to the bowl and gently toss. Top the salad with shredded mozzarella cheese and croutons.
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Notes
If you add the dressing to all of the lettuce, this salad will keep well for 1-2 days at most.
If you'd like to have leftovers for a bit longer, save some of the lettuce and toppings in a separate container and toss it with the dressing right before eating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 436mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 597IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 2mg
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