Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is filled with grilled chicken, rotini pasta, croutons and tomatoes over a bed of romaine lettuce. The homemade creamy Caesar dressing packs it full of flavor!

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is filled with grilled chicken, rotini pasta, croutons and tomatoes over a bed of romaine lettuce. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com

Salads are my go-to for lunches and dinners. I like to eat them year round, but during the spring summer months I eat them almost daily. There are so many amazing and flavorful salads out there but this CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA SALAD is definitely my favorite. 🙂

I love this salad for many reasons. It’s super easy to whip up, healthy and packed with flavor. I love the homemade caesar dressing that comes with this recipe. It is so delicious! But when I’m crunched for time or just feeling lazy I use bottled Caesar dressing (Brianna’s brand is my fave) and it works fine. 

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is filled with grilled chicken, rotini pasta, croutons and tomatoes over a bed of romaine lettuce. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com

I remember first eating this salad at Emma’s baby shower 12 years ago! My sisters Tiff and Lin served it with pizza factory breadsticks, cookies and a crystal light/sprite drink. It was perfect and so yummy. It’s been my favorite ever since. My picky-eating kids even eat this salad, but with ranch dressing of course. haha. If you’re not a Caesar dressing fan you could definitely use ranch instead. It’ll still be an awesome salad no matter what. 🙂 

Just a quick note- as for the chicken in this recipe I like to cook two chicken breasts in a skillet and season them with a little lemon-pepper. It gives the salad extra flavor! Then I chop them up and add them to the salad. You could always use a rotisserie chicken too and that makes it even easier! I love buying the ones at Costco. 

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is filled with grilled chicken, rotini pasta, croutons and tomatoes over a bed of romaine lettuce. Life-in-the-Lofthouse.com

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The Best Strawberry Chicken Salad

Crispy Chicken BLT Salad

California Pasta Salad

Doritos Chicken Taco Salad

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Holly

Ingredients

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

  • 12 ounces rotini pasta
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, sliced or diced (we prefer to use grilled chicken in this recipe. I season it with lemon-pepper seasoning.)
  • 3 large heads Romaine lettuce (rinsed, dried then chopped)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
  • 1 cup seasoned croutons
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Homemade Caesar Dressing

  • 1 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of water until al dente. Drain water then rinse noodles under cold water to let cool.
  • In a large serving bowl, combine cooked chicken, tomatoes and cooled pasta. Chill until ready to serve. When ready to eat: add the chopped romaine lettuce, croutons and as much or little Caesar dressing you prefer to bowl. Gently stir to combine everything. Top with Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!

Homemade Caesar Dressing

  • Whisk together all of the dressing ingredients. Cover and chill in fridge until ready to use.

Notes

Nutrition Info for salad: 1 serving = 396 calories / 11 fat / 51 carbs / 31 protein
Nutrition Info for dressing: 2 Tablespoons = 81 calories / 8 fat / 1 carb / 3 protein

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6 thoughts on “Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

  1. Made this last week and hubby and I enjoyed it much. We used our own Caesar dressing. It’s a quick meal when you don’t have a lot of time.

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