Do you love Chicken Caesar Salad? Well let’s do a Chicken Casesar Salad + a Delicious Pasta and you will be the happiest human! This Easy Chicken Caesar Salad is one of your family favorites. The chicken seasoning is perfect & combine that with with every part to love of a Caesar salad… get excited. Make this now! A wonderful lunch & bonus it is super easy to make & you don’t have to reheat this up, you can get right too it on a busy work day!
How to Make a DELICIOUS Homemade Caesar Dressing
- -1/3 cup white wine vinegar (can add more if you want more tang!)
- -Pepper to taste
- -1/2 cup mayonnaise
- -1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- -2/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- -1/3 cup light olive oil
- -1 clove garlic minced
- -1/4 tsp pepper
- **salt & pepper to taste– I like mine more peppery but that is a personal preference, start with 1/4
((the dressing tastes more tangy than I normally make my caesar dressing when you just taste with a spoon– why is because pasta soaks up so much dressing & it needs to be able to hold its on! It will be perfect))
Directions:
Then place in an immersion blender safe container and blend well. If you don’t have an immersion blender you can use a bowl and whisk ingredients together until throughly combined. Then place in fridge until rest of pasta ingredients are ready!
What Other Delicious Add Ins:
+ Croutons
+ Cherry Tomatoes
+Shaved Parmesan
+Avocado
Easy Chicken Caesar Salad Pasta
Ingredients
Chicken Seasoning:
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp ground dill
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Caesar Dressing:
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar can add more if you want more tang!
- Pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup light olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- **salt & pepper to taste– I like mine more peppery but that is a personal preference start with 1/4
- (the dressing tastes more tangy than I normally make my caesar dressing when you just taste with a spoon– why is because pasta soaks up so much dressing & it needs to be able to hold its on! It will be perfect)
Pasta Ingredients:
- 1 box penne pasta
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 avocado
- 2 heads of romaine lettuce
- 4 oz Parmesan cheese slices
- 1 cup croutons
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk together white wine vinegar, mayo, Greek Yogurt, Parmesan, olive oil, garlic, pepper & salt. Whisk until throughly combine & refrigerate until pasta is ready!
- Slice 3 chicken breasts into bite size strips & place in large bowl. Then in a medium size bowl whisk together ground dil, paprika, garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, oregano & lemon juice. Pour over the chicken until evenly coated
- Cook 1 box of penne pasta per box directions. When you drain it, rinse cold water over it to prevent the noodles from sticking when cooling.
- In a large frying pan spray with olive oil & add seasoning chicken to frying pan with the juices. Cook about 5 minutes on each side at medium heat, until no pink. Then set aside.
- Slice romaine lettuce, dice up avocado & cherry tomatoes. Then in a large bowl add noodles, tomatoes, slices of Parmesan, chicken & toss in 1/2 the dressing. I KEEP THE LETTUCE & AVOCADO OUT. I do not add the lettuce & avocado while I am tossing the pasta because lettuce gets soggy when tossed in dressing & avocados also do not hold well over night. So in order to have this perfect for leftover dinner & lunches leave the lettuce to add last each time.
- In a bowl I add lettuce then put the pasta mixture on top & the top with avocado & croutons! Then more dressing if you would like! Then ENJOY!!
I’m a busy working mom of an 8 month old and have to fit in making/eating/cleaning up dinner in the 3 hours between daycare pickup and starting his bedtime routine, so any dinner that can be prepped ahead / made quickly (and doesn’t generate more than 2-3 dishes to hand wash) is a win for me! Made this for dinner the other night and loved it. I took a couple shortcuts and made a few swaps: store-bought dressing (instead of the homemade – but will definitely try!), kale (instead of romaine – kale keeps forever!), and farfalle (instead of penne). This will definitely be part of my dinner rotation, especially during the summer when we don’t want to turn on the oven! Looking forward to trying new variations on it.
Ah Kate, first off you are a rockstar and such an incredible mom! Love these swaps and I am so glad that this worked so well for you during that time period you have to cook. Thanks so much for the feedback and I am so glad you are here!
This chicken marinade is incredible! Love it for this salad but honest for any chicken. Made one swap – used boneless, skinless chicken thighs and it was delicious. My fiancé and I both agreed that this will be a new staple
Ah yay!!! I am so glad that you guys enjoyed it!! I am so glad you found the marinade so versatile!! Thanks for sharing your swap, I will need to do that!