Description
Chicken Caesar pasta salad with pasta, chicken, romaine, tomatoes, Parmesan, Caesar dressing, and croutons.
Ingredients
Scale
2 cups cooked pasta, such as fusilli or rotini
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup grated or shaved Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Caesar dressing
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Croutons, optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente, then drain and cool.
- Add pasta, chicken, romaine, tomatoes, and Parmesan to a large bowl.
- Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Add Caesar dressing and toss gently.
- Fold in croutons just before serving if using.
- Taste and adjust dressing or Parmesan.
Notes
Cool the pasta before adding romaine so the lettuce stays crisp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Boil
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 75mg