Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is the perfect summer side to your grilled meat and veggies. Pasta Salad is the epitome of summer and I always eat loads of it. I even have a Pasta Salad Pinterest board. I know, I’m obsessed. I love Caesar Salad and a Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad may even be better.
Backyard entertaining will soon be here. Although I’m not sure how much entertaining I’ll be doing at my house for the next month. They are doing construction on my road and it’s going to be a huge MESS. I’ll be glad that the potholes will be gone, but I hate having to live in a construction zone. Soooooo I’ve told all my family and friends that they need to invite me over to their places for some outdoor summer fun. I’ll even bring the food.
Both my parents and sister live on the Ottawa River so the views there are simply gorgeous. There’s nothing better than watching the sun set with a delicious meal and a cold drink surrounded by the people you love. They always request I bring a dish and this Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad will be on the dish rotation for sure.
So I’m sure you are wondering what it tastes like? That’s easy to describe. Like a Chicken Caesar Salad with tender bowtie pasta noodles sprinkled in. I used all the same ingredients: chicken, croutons, bacon, Parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing and even bits of Romaine lettuce to give it the true Caesar flair.
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Craving more pasta salads? After you try my recipe (I hope!), check out these yummy recipes from my friends at the Chicken Farmers of Canada:
- Warm Five Herb Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken
- Chicken Pasta Salad with Saskatoon Berries
- Cool Spicy Noodle Salad
Are you hungry yet? They have a whole recipe box with scrumptious chicken recipes and I encourage you to check them out and print out the recipes you want to try.
How to Make Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
This is a great recipe to prep ahead of time and assemble before serving. You’ll need to cook two chicken breasts. I did mine in the oven, but you could also grill them if you choose.
Cook the bowtie pasta noodles according to the package directions.
You can also make the bacon ahead of time or cheat like I did and use those ready-to-serve real bacon bits (not the fake ones!).
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Once you’ve got all your prep work done, it’s time to assemble the pasta salad. Add the Romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, chicken, pasta, bacon, Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing to a large bowl and stir until combined. Put it in the fridge to chill until you are ready to serve.
When you’re shopping for chicken to use in this recipe, make sure to look for the Raised by a Canadian Farmer mark. It will be on the chicken packaging. If your store doesn’t have it yet, ask them about it.
There is one store in my town that carries it and hopefully more will come on board. It matters! Chicken raised in Canada follows a nationally-set, mandatory food safety and animal care standards so you can count on getting only the best quality chicken to serve your family.
For more pasta salad recipes, try my Italian Pasta Salad, Jalapeno Ranch Pasta Salad, Italian Pasta Salad, Macaroni Dill Salad, Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad, Creamy Curried Chicken Pasta Salad or Grilled Butter Chicken Pasta Salad. You might also enjoy my Greek Chicken Salad.
What’s on your backyard entertaining menu this year? I’d love more ideas!
You might also like this Greek Pasta Salad, Ramen Noodle Salad, Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad, Pizza Pasta Salad, Tuna Salad or Tortellini Salad.
Try my Chicken Caesar Pizza, too!
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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 package Bowtie pasta 16oz/410g package, uncooked
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and cut into cubes
- 2 cups Romaine lettuce cut into small pieces
- 1 cup garlic croutons
- ½ cup bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 cup Caesar salad dressing
- lemon for garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, stir together Romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, chicken, pasta, bacon, Parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing, salt and pepper. Garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.
- Chill in fridge until ready to serve. Stir before serving.
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I love Caesar Salad and Chicken Caesar Salad is even better. I have to admit that I have never had Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, but I like Pasta Salad so it makes sense that I would love this salad. Your pictures are always so beautiful. Thank you for sharing at Tasty Tuesdays.
Chicken Cesar is def one of my favorite salads. This pasta salad looks like the perfect summer dish! I’m pinning this to make it ASAP!
This sounds amazing!! YUMMY!! PINNED!
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Hi! While it is right next to impossible to get my husband to accept a salad as the entree for dinner, I’ll bet if I present this with the chicken in 2 massive hunks alongside the salad…I just might have a happy little camper on my hands! 🙂 This sounds absolutely delicious, and the fact that it’s so easy makes it that much more attractive to me. Who wants to spend all their time in a hot kitchen in summer??????? Not THIS girl, that’s for sure! Have a great week!
Thank you for sharing your tasty recipe on Oh My Heartsie Girls WW last week!
This week it is being featured, hope you will stop by and share again!!
It has also been Pinned to Pinterest!!
Now wishing you a great week ahead!!
Karren~
I am waiting for the day we can have romaine lettuce again because I would definitely make this!
That sounds amazing!! I love caesar salad and pasta salad so why not combine them? Pinned
Omg this looks amazing . Will definitely have to try this . Would be great with a barbecue.
This will be a nice salad to make for our long weekend. Its supposed to be very hot so this will be refreshing.
Right now we are having a heat wave in Ontario. I think it is like 46 with the humidex, so I have been looking for some easy and cool menu ideas. And then I saw this. I am making this tonight . And a bonus is that I have all the ingredients so I don’t even have to go shopping. Bonus. lol. All your recipes are tasty and fairly easy, thank you for sharing.