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Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

Tonight’s meal is based on this recipe from Amy at Mom Advice.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about pasta on lettuce. I was quite pleasantly surprised! We both really enjoyed it. And there’s plenty leftover for my “Chicken Caesar Pasta” lunch tomorrow!

Because the Caesar dressing has milk in it, I separated out this dish for the boys and gave them Italian dressing on their salad!!!

(And please ignore the fact that I used a simple garden lettuce mix and not Romaine. I do realize this breaks all the “Caesar Salad” rules! But whateves!)

Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

A surprisingly yummy pasta salad with all the flavors of Caesar!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 cups penne or ziti noodles
  • 3 small tomatoes
  • 1 bag garden salad lettuce or chopped romaine
  • 1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing
  • 1/2 cup grated or shaved parmesan cheese
  • fresh or frozen dinner rolls side dish

Instructions

  • Cut chicken breast into 1/2 inch cubes. Place in skillet with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Saute over high heat for 6-8 minutes, or until chicken has cooked through. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • In small saucepan, cook pasta noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • Chop lettuce, if necessary, and seed and dice tomatoes.
  • In mixing bowl, toss cooked chicken, pasta and tomatoes with Caesar salad dressing. Serve on a bed of lettuce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.
  • Serve Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad with a side of rolls.