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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Warm weather means light dishes that still fill you up, like Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad. It's full of amazing flavors and perfect for summer!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 392 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 cups cooked Farfalle pasta cooled (see note)
- 3 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 2 cups cooked chicken chopped
- ¾ cup caesar dressing plus more to taste
- ½ cup cooked bacon crumbled, plus more to garnish
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese shredded, plus more to garnish
- 1 cup croutons
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the pasta, romaine, chicken, Caesar dressing, bacon, and parmesan until everything is evenly coated with the dressing.
- Add the croutons on top and an extra sprinkle of bacon and parmesan cheese if desired. Serve immediately.*I do not recommend making this pasta salad more than 2 hours in advanace. The lettuce will begin to wilt the longer it sits.
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Notes
- 5 cups of cooked short pasta is about 8 ounces uncooked.
- You can boil the pasta ahead of time and then toss it in a little olive oil to help keep it from sticking together. Then chill the pasta in the fridge until you're ready to make the pasta salad.
- If you want to make everything at once, boil the pasta, prep the other ingredients, and then drain the pasta once it's cooked to al dente. Run cold water over the pasta to cool it, and then drain well before adding it to the pasta salad.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
392kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
46mg
(15%)
Sodium
540mg
(23%)
Potassium
214mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1608IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
104mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 392kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 540mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 214mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1608IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 104mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.