Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad with Easy Homemade Dressing
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a crisp Caesar Salad loaded with chopped romaine, tender pasta, salty bits of Parmesan cheese, crunchy croutons, savory chicken and an easy homemade Caesar salad dressing with all that signature savory Caesar flavor you crave!
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Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Easy Caesar Salad Dressing
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 ¼ teaspoons anchovy paste
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Caesar Pasta Salad
- 8 ounce uncooked Rotini pasta
- 2 hearts Romaine lettuce
- shredded rotisserie chicken breasts (or 2 grilled chicken breasts)
- ⅓ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- croutons (as desired)
Instructions
- In 2 cup measuring cup, whisk together all salad dressing ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate (to allow flavors to marry) while preparing the rest of the salad.
- Cook pasta just until al dente in a pot of generously salted water. Drain pasta and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process and to cool the pasta so it can be added to the salad without wilting the lettuce.
- While the pasta is draining, chop the Romain lettuce hearts into 1-2 inch pieces.
- Toss lettuce, chicken, drained pasta, shaved Parmesan cheese in a large bowl. Drizzle with all of the salad dressing. Toss again. Add croutons, extra Parmesan cheese (if desired) and a sprinkle of cracked black pepper to serve.