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Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

September 22, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

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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!)

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Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

A surprisingly yummy pasta salad with all the flavors of Caesar!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time25 minutes 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.
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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Lunch Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Recipes from the Garden, Salad Recipes

Comments

  1. Sharon says

    September 22, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Your salad sounds yummy. Can’t wait to try it.

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  2. sherri says

    September 23, 2009 at 8:15 am

    This site is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve added you to my blogroll. Looking forward to even more great tasting affordable recipes.

    Reply
  3. Mimi @ Life At Mimi's House says

    September 23, 2009 at 10:37 am

    YUMMY!! This post is just what I need. I will be making a “chicken salad” for tomorrow night’s meal and this will be perfect. Thanks for posting it. I am a huge fan of your site and new to the blogging world. If you get a chance stop by my new little blog and say hello.

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  4. Gwendolyn Benton says

    May 10, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    This salad was unusually tasty…it was very good, my job served it and I will try it at home.

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  5. Breanna veverka says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    im going to try this tonight for family dinner exept im not cheap so ill get the expensive things and i feel bad for all of the moms out there who dont have any money but its not my problem

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    February 23, 2012 at 3:48 pm

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