This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a fun and filling twist on caesar salad and pasta salad! It brings bother salads together to create a tasty dish. Serve as a side or light dinner.
Caesar Salad with Rotini & Chicken
Why you’ll love this Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad recipe:
- It’s a quick and easy side or dinner dish.
- You can use premade ingredients like pre-cooked chicken.
- It’s flavorful and filling enough to be a meal all on its own.
- It is perfect for summer BBQs and gatherings.
- It’s a versatile pasta salad dish that you can customize with your favorite toppings and ingredients.
Ingredients Needed:
Lettuce
Caesar Salad Dressing: Your favorite brand.
Rotini Pasta
Chicken: Cubed or shredded. You can also use rotisserie chicken.
Salad Toppings: We use bacon, parmesan cheese, and croutons.
How to Make Caesar Pasta Salad
Toss the cooked chicken, lettuce, and cooked pasta together in a bowl.
Top with bacon, parmesan cheese, croutons, and caesar dressing.
Substitutions & Variations
- Use rotisserie chicken instead of chopped chicken for an even quicker recipe.
- Use ranch dressing to make a chicken bacon and ranch pasta salad.
- Parmesan cheese: shredded or flakes work best for this recipe.
More Chicken Recipes:
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken Thighs
- Garlic Parmesan Wings
- Asian Inspired Chicken Wings
- Crockpot White Chicken Chili
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a fun and filling twist on caesar salad and pasta salad! Serve as a side or light dinner.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rotini pasta
- 1-2 hearts of romaine lettuce
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- croutons
- about 1/2 cup bacon, cooked and chopped
- parmesan cheese flakes or shredded
- Caesar dressing
Instructions
- Prepare the pasta according to box directions
- Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Chop the romaine, rinse, and dry well.
- In a large salad bowl, add the chopped romaine, cooked pasta, and cooked chicken.
- Toss. If desired, chill the salad for 1 hour, for a cold pasta salad.
- Sprinkle the croutons and bacon on top.
- Add the caesar dressing and parmesan cheese flakes on top.
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