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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
No need to decide between chicken Caesar salad or pasta salad. This 30-minute lunch recipe combines both into one mash-up recipe that only gets better once you add crispy bacon and a simple homemade Caesar dressing.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●pot
- ●saucepan
- ●baking sheet
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, brown mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste (I like 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper). Cover and refrigerate while preparing the rest of the salad.
mayonnaise1 cupWorcestershire sauce2 teaspoons
2
In a large saucepan or stock pot, bring 4 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil. Add rotini and cook according to package instructions, about 9 to ⏱️ 11 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
3
Meanwhile, arrange chicken on a baking sheet or work surface and sprinkle both sides generously with Cajun seasoning.
4
In large skillet, heat oil until shimmering. Arrange chicken in a single layer and cook, flipping once, until the temperature on an internal thermometer reaches 165 degrees, about ⏱️ 5 minutes on each side. Remove from heat and rest for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Slice into strips.
5
In a very large bowl, combine cooled rotini, lettuce, croutons, and bacon. Drizzle with Caesar salad dressing and toss until uniformly coated. Top with chicken and garnish with Parmesan cheese.
croutons (see note 4)2 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
251 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
2 cups
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
332 mg
protein Content
16 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
33 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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