Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

5 from 1 vote

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Make this Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad in about 30 minutes for a delicious, flavour-packed, hearty and satisfying lunch or dinner. So easy to make with simple ingredients.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Family Food

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

For the dressing:

3 tbsp Mayonnaise
3 tbsp Greek yoghurt
1 Lemon Juice only
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 Garlic clove Crushed
3 tbsp Grated parmesan
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Water

For the salad:

2 Chicken breasts
4 Streaky bacon slices
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 Thick slices of bread Cubed
300 g Tortellini See notes
2 Little gem lettuces Shredded
Parmesan To serve

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Stir the dressing ingredients together, season to taste then set to one side.
Heat the oven to 200℃ fan/220℃/Gas Mark 7 and place the chicken breasts and bacon on a lined baking tray. Season the chicken with some salt and pepper, drizzle with the olive oil then cook for 20 minuntes or until the chicken is cooked through and the bacon is crispy.
Remove the cooked chicken and bacon from the tray and toss the cubed bread in any leftover bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper and bake for 10 minutes until crispy.
Cook the tortellini to pack instructions then drain and run under a cold tap to cool them down and stop them sticking.
Dice the chicken and break the bacon up into little pieces.
Toss the everything together in a bowl with the dressing then serve with some extra parmesan shaved over the top.

Notes

To make ahead: Keep the dressing and the salad separate until it’s time to serve or it will go a little soggy.

Tortellini: Use your favourite flavour of tortellini (cheese or bacon flavours work really well).

Chicken: You can use up any pre-cooked chicken you have instead of cooking the breasts from scratch if you like.

Enjoy hot or cold.

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