If you’re looking to try a simple, light lunch recipe, you’ve got to give this chicken caesar pasta salad recipe a try.
Packed with protein, fiber and just the right amount of carbs, this creamy and versatile salad is perfect to pack and carry as a work lunch or even for a potluck.
The dish comes together super quick, and you can customize it as per your taste preferences too!
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Ingredients For the Recipe
You’ll need three sets of ingredients to make the chicken caesar pasta salad.
For the chicken
- Chicken breast (cubed): 1.5 cups
- Salt: ¼ tsp
- Pepper: ¼ tsp
- Mixed Italian herbs seasoning: ½ tbsp
- Paprika powder: ¼ tsp
- Olive oil: ½ tsp
For the salad dressing
- Mayonnaise: ½ cup
- Pepper: ¼ tsp
- Salt: A pinch
- Garlic powder: ¼ tsp
- Oregano: 1 tsp
- Paprika powder: ¼ tsp
- Grainy Mustard sauce/paste: 1 tsp
- Lemon juice: 3 tbsp
- White vinegar: 1 tbsp
- Olive oil: 4-5 tbsp
- Honey: 1 tsp
- Garlic (grated): ½ tbsp
For the salad
- Lettuce (shredded/bite sized): 1 cups
- Pasta of your choice (cooked): 2 cups
- Prepared chicken
- Parmesan cheese (grated): ½ cup
- Pepper: 1 tsp
- Salt: ½ teaspoon or as per taste
- Croutons: 1 cup
- Prepared dressing
- Lemon juice: 1-2 tbsp
How to Make the Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Once you have all the ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do to make the chicken caesar pasta salad.
Take the chicken in a mixing bowl. Add in the salt, pepper, seasoning, and paprika powder.
Drizzle oil on top of the chicken pieces and mix everything.
Cook the chicken on a pan and keep aside.
For the salad dressing, add all the ingredients into a small bowl and whisk them together into a paste.
For the salad, take a big mixing bowl. Add in all the ingredients one by one.
Give everything a good mix.
Serve as a side to your meals or enjoy as a healthy meal substitute.
Frequently Asked Questions
I kept the salad simple and just used some croutons, lettuce, pasta and chicken as the key ingredients, but you can also add in some more veggies if you want to make it healthier.
Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and bell peppers are some good options. 
Your leftover chicken caesar pasta salad can be refrigerated for up to a day and enjoyed cold too.
I wouldn’t recommend storing it beyond a day, as the chicken can start to spoil pretty quick, and the crunchy veggies will start getting watery too.
You can, however, store the dressing, chicken and veggies separately in different containers to keep them all fresh and crisp, and then put them together when you want to make the salad. 
Tips & Tricks to Make the Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Making this chicken caesar pasta salad may be super easy, but you might want to take note of these tips and tricks too.
- While you can use pretty much any kind of pasta for this recipe, I would recommend using rotini pasta.
- To cut down the time needed to put this salad together, you can also choose to prep the chicken and the salad dressing in advance, refrigerate it and then make the salad when you want to.
- I used grated Parmesan cheese to lend some extra richness and cheesiness to the salad, but you can also choose to use any other cheese of your choice.
- To lend some extra flavor to the salad, you can also add some other seasonings of your choice.
- Anchovy paste also makes for an excellent addition to this pasta salad.
- If you have some Worcestershire sauce, you can also consider adding it into the mix.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
This chicken caesar pasta salad is healthy and filling enough to be a complete meal on its own. You can also serve it as a side dish with any of your favorite mains.
Sometimes, I also like to skip adding the pasta into the salad, and just serve the salad as a side with a main pasta dish.
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📖 Recipe
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Ingredients
Ingredients for the chicken
- 1.5 cups Chicken breast, cubed
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- ½ tablespoon Mixed Italian herbs seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika powder
- ½ teaspoon Olive oil
Ingredients for the salad dressing
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 pinch Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon Grainy Mustard sauce/paste
- 3 tbsps Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Wine vinegar
- 4-5 tbsps Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- ½ tablespoon Garlic, grated
Ingredients for the salad
- 1 cup Lettuce, shredded/bite sized
- 2 cups Pasta of your choice, cooked
- Prepared chicken
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Salt or as per taste
- 1 cup Croutons
- Prepared dressing
- 1-2 tbsps Lemon juice
Instructions
- Take the chicken in a mixing bowl. Add in the salt, pepper, seasoning, and paprika powder.
- Drizzle oil on top of the chicken pieces and mix everything.
- Cook the chicken on a pan and keep aside.
- For the salad dressing, add all the ingredients into a small bowl and whisk them together into a paste.
- For the salad, take a big mixing bowl. Add in all the ingredients one by one.
- Give everything a good mix.
- Serve as a side to your meals or enjoy as a healthy meal substitute.
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