Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
This creamy chicken Caesar pasta salad is going to become your go-to salad! Tender pasta, juicy chicken, romaine, and croutons tossed in a homemade salad dressing.
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Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 6 oz rotini pasta cooked and cooled
- 5 cups chopped romaine about 2 romaine hearts
- 1 1/2 cups chicken breast cooked & cubed
- 1 cup croutons
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
- ground black pepper to taste
Caesar Salad Dressing-
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon Juice
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 Tbsp parmesan cheese
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- Once cooked, drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process and to cool the pasta. Set aside, allowing the pasta to cool. (Cook the pasta up to a day earlier to have fully cool, cold pasta.)
- Prepare the homemade Caesar salad dressing, set aside.
- Rinse the romaine and chop the romaine.
- In a large salad bowl, add the cooled cooked pasta, chopped romaine, cubed chicken, croutons, parmesan cheese and Caesar salad dressing.
- Using tongs or a large spoon, toss the salad until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with freshly grated parmesan and black pepper. Serve immediately.