Chicken Ceaser Pasta Salad
- 25 Sep, 2024
- Posted by: Leslie Thomas
Chicken Ceaser Pasta Salad
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Category
salad
Servings
4
We love a “healthified” pasta salad and this one is equally classic and adaptable for taste preferences and dietary restrictions. Enter: Chicken Ceaser Pasta Salad. Feel free to swap the pasta for a gluten free variety and omit the cheese for a dairy free version. This salad is also delicious without the chicken as an unexpected barbeque or steak dinner side dish.
Author:Leslie Thomas
Ingredients
8 ounces pasta (we like rotini, fusilli, or penne)
2 romaine hearts
2 chicken breasts
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2-3 tablespoons Terrapin Ridge Farms Creamy Garlic Mustard Squeeze
Salt and pepper
½ cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
1 ½ cups store-bought croutons, crumbled
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Terrapin Ridge Farms Creamy Garlic Mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated
1-2 tablespoons of water, to thin dressing
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Dressing:
Directions
Marinate the chicken breasts for at least one hour in our Creamy Garlic Mustard Squeeze. Season with salt and pepper and grill on an outdoor grill or sauté over your stove until internal temperature reads 165 degrees. Set aside.
Make the dressing. In a mason jar or large bowl, combine the mayo, Terrapin Ridge Farms Creamy Garlic Mustard Squeeze, lemon juice, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Then stir in the parmesan and slowly add the water, stirring until it’s your desired consistency.
Prepare the pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add pasta. Cook until al dente. Reference the directions on the pasta box for cooking time. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water and set aside. You’ll want to let it cool completely before assembling the salad.
Break or chop the bottoms off your romaine hearts and rinse the leaves. Let drain in a colander or use a salad spinner if you have one. Blot the leaves with a paper towel if needed. It’s important the lettuce is very dry so it doesn’t water down the dressing. Chop into bite-sized pieces.
Assemble the salad – Add the pasta to a large bowl. Then, add the chopped romaine and chicken. Top with parmesan cheese and crumbled croutons. Pour ½ the dressing on top and toss to combine. Add more dressing and toss until it’s dressed to your liking. Season with more fresh ground pepper.
Serve immediately.
Recipe Note
*We like crumbling croutons in a food processor for this recipe – just a few quick pulses
should do the trick.
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