Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

This week's recipe is a Pinterest inspiration.
I love caesar salad and this recipe, with the addition of pasta, is the perfect blend of salad and pasta for summer!!
See original Pinterest pin here.


Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad



Ingredients:

1 1/2 chicken breasts, grilled
6 oz. penne pasta
4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped or shredded
1/2 med. size cucumber or 2 small ones
1 roma tomato, chopped
2-3 green onions, chopped
1 carrot, shredded (I chopped up baby carrots)
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup croutons
Caesar salad dressing, to taste


Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package. Drain water, rinse with cold water and set aside to cool.
2. Chop grilled chicken in to small chunks.
3. In a large bowl, toss together the veggies, pasta, romaine, chicken, parmesan, and croutons.
4. Add caesar dressing to taste and enjoy!


This salad has great flavor and crunch! 
I wasn't so sure about how I was going to like the addition of the pasta but I loved it!
So did my hubby! And it made great leftovers!! My co-workers thought I had bought it at the store.





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7 comments:

  1. Yum! This looks really good. I'm going to have to add this to my list of recipes to try!

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  2. I never would have thought of combing the two but looks good!!

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  3. YUM perfect for summer... what a great combo! :-D

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  4. Looks good! I'm a big fan of Caesar dressing so this combination of veggies and pasta sounds perfect

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  5. Yum! I love pasta so adding it to a delicious salad sounds great to me! Wonderful idea!
    Thank you for sharing with us at DDT! <3

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  6. Oh this sounds delicious! Ceasar is my favorite type of salad and of course I love me some pasta!! This recipe looks like a great combo of the two. Thanks for sharing at DDT!

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