Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Submitted by KPD123

"This is a simple way to make pasta salad. This was originally a baked casserole dish that I though would be great as a pasta salad. I like to use a store-bought roasted chicken and a bag of assorted pasta that has penne, spiral, bowties and shells! You could also try tortellini! I hope you enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 7 ounces cooked tri-colored pasta, rinsed with cold water
• 2 cups rotisserie-cooked chicken, shredded or 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 1 cup caesar salad dressing, Creamy Style
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 1⁄3 cup green onion, finely sliced
• 1⁄4 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups Italian cheese blend, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 cup crouton (I use my Parmesan Garlic Croutons!)

directions

1. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT croutons in a large bowl.
2. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Toss with croutons before serving.

Reviews

[Bittersweetened]

This is delicious! I made this for a lunch alternative to sandwiches, and it was so yummy! Thanks for posting.

 

[Chef Doozer]

Wonderful summer dinner salad! We had it for our main course with garlic bagels and fresh melon/berries. Yummy! I had never thought of putting this combination together before. The whole family enjoyed it a lot. (I added raw zuchinni and carrots too, and omitted the broth.)

 

[LifeAfter40]

I hate it when people alter recipes and then write a review but alas, I am guilty! I forgot to buy italian blend cheese so I just left that out (had cheddar but decided against it). I left out the chicken stock based on another person's comment. I had a green bell pepper so used that instead of red. And when I went to serve it, I completely forgot about the croutons! Even with all these minor changes, this turned out really, really good! My husband really enjoyed it. Perfect meal for a hot summer night. It was SO easy to make too! Served with a couple of slices of french bread, toasted on the grill (maybe why I forgot the croutons!) Thank you! I will definitely make this again!

 

[Potluck]

This salad sounded really good..I used leftover baked chicken(dark meat,mostly)..I shredded morrarella and grated fresh parmesean cheese.I used onion and garlic croutons...This salad was OK..Pretty to look at.Wasnt very creamy.The croutons gave it needed flavor...

 

[FrVanilla]

This pasta salad was great!!! This is now one of my favorites. I used mozarella cheese, a bit of parmesean & cheese and garlic croutons. I also used only caesar dressing and no chicken broth because I like a creamier salad. Turned out amazing. This summer I'm planning to have a lot of BBQs and this will be one of the salads I make for sure!!