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chicken caesar pasta salad

(27 RATINGS)
5.99K Pinches 12 Photos
TchrLdy71 avatar
Parkersburg, WV
Updated on Apr 4, 2025

One of my go-to recipes for covered dish dinners or a quick, light meal at home. Adjust amounts for your purpose. It's all a matter of what you like since it's your kitchen.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Fresh, crispy and creamy! Imagine all the yumminess of chicken Caesar salad but with the added goodness of pasta, savory bacon and juicy tomatoes. It's a simple summer meal.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top
yield Varies

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces bow-tie pasta
  • 1 bottle Caesar salad dressing
  • 3 cups grilled chicken chunks or strips, grilled at home or packaged
  • 1 - head romaine lettuce leaves
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup bacon bits
  • 1 cup croutons
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded

How To Make chicken caesar pasta salad

  • Cook the pasta.
    Step 1
    Cook the pasta until done (to your taste). Rinse with cool water and drain well. While that is cooking...
  • Warm the chicken.
    Step 2
    Grill chicken strips. If you bought them precooked at the store, heat them slightly or enjoy them cold. Leave in strips or cut into chunks.
  • Mix drained pasta with some of the salad dressing.
    Step 3
    Mix the drained pasta with some of the Caesar dressing.
  • Add chicken and more dressing to the pasta; stir.
    Step 4
    Add the chicken and more dressing, if needed. If you're taking this to a covered dish dinner later, cover and refrigerate until ready to leave.
  • Chop the lettuce.
    Step 5
    Right before serving, chop the romaine lettuce and tomatoes.
  • Mix lettuce and pasta.
    Step 6
    Add lettuce to the bowl with pasta and chicken; stir.
  • Add bacon bits, croutons, Parmesan cheese, and tomatoes.
    Step 7
    Add tomatoes, bacon bits, croutons, and shredded Parmesan cheese. Toss well.
  • Add more dressing as needed.
    Step 8
    Leave the bottle beside the salad bowl if people want to add more dressing. Serve immediately.
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