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Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad | Bake to the roots

Ceasar Chicken Pasta Salad

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  • Author: Bake to the roots
  • Prep Time: 00:30
  • Cook Time: 00:15
  • Total Time: 00:45
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: United States

Description

This Caesar Chicken Salad is the perfect salad for a BBQ in the garden or for a picnic in the park. We love the pasta version of a classic Caesar salad.


Ingredients

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For the dressing:
1-2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tsp. anchovy paste*
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1 tsp. Dijon mustard* (or hot mustard)
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce*
4.3 oz. (120g) mayonnaise
1 oz. (30g) Parmesan cheese, grated
salt, pepper

For the chicken:
some oil for frying
2 small chicken breasts, cleaned
salt, pepper

For the salad:
10 oz. (300g) wholemeal Farfalle pasta*
1 small romaine lettuce
1 handful baby spinach leaves
1/2 cucumber, sliced
8-10 small cherry tomatoes, halved

some store-bought or homemade croutons
some thinly sliced Parmesan cheese (optional)


Instructions

1. Peel the garlic and mice it finely or press it through a garlic press*. Add the garlic together with the anchovy paste, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and Worcestershire Sauce to a small bowl and mix to combine. Next, add the mayonnaise and Parmesan and mix until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to your liking. The dressing can be stored up to 3 days in the fridge.

2. Clean the chicken breast. Season well with salt and pepper from all sides. Heat up a small frying pan with some oil and fry the chicken until nicely browned and cooked all the way through – you don’t want to have any pink spots. Check by cutting into the chicken breast, if necessary. The cooking time depends on the thickness of the chicken breast and can vary quite a lot. Remove from the heat and let the chicken cool down for about 10 minutes on a cutting board, then cut into thin slices.

3. While the chicken is getting ready, you can already cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain and let cool down.

4. Wash the lettuce and spinach and let it drain. Cut the lettuce into bite-size pieces. Wash and dry the cucumber and cut into thin slices. Wash and dry the tomatoes and cut them in half.

5. Add the veggies, cooled pasta, and sliced chicken breast to a large bowl. Drizzle everything with the salad dressing (you might not need all of it) and toss to combine. Top with some croutons and additional sliced Parmesan (optional) and serve.


Notes

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