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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

If Caesar salad and pasta had a baby… this Creamy Caesar Rigatoni Salad is it. Creamy dressing, crunchy kale, crispy chicken cutlets, loads of parmesan, and little salty parmesan crisps on top. It's fresh, satisfying, ridiculously easy, and honestly my favorite meal prep lunch right now

 

Serves: 6

Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes

  • INGREDIENTS

    Salad and Pasta:

    12 oz Rigatoni

    3 cups Kale, finely chopped

    Parmesan shavings

    Fresh cracked black pepper

    Parmesan crisps

    Crispy breaded chicken cutlets

     

    Creamy Caesar Dressing:

    ¾ cup Mayo

    ¼ cup Greek yogurt

    2 tsp Dijon mustard

    2 tsp Worchester sauce

    1 Lemon's worth of juice

    1 Garlic clove, grated

    ½ cup Finely grated parmesan

    Lots of Black pepper

    1 tiny pinch of Salt

    2 tbsp Cold water

  • INSTRUCTIONS

    Pasta:

    1. Cook rigatoni in heavily salted water until al dente. Drain, rinse lightly with cold water, toss with a tiny drizzle of olive oil, and let cool slightly

     

    Chicken:

    2. For the chicken, slice 2 chicken breasts into 4 thin cutlets. Dredge in seasoned flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs + parmesan. Let rest for 20 minutes before frying. Shallow fry in avocado oil over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes per side, until golden, crispy, and cooked through

     

    Creamy Caesar Dressing:

    3. Whisk all dressing ingredients together directly in your serving bowl

     

    Assemble:

    4. Add pasta, finely chopped kale massaged with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt, parmesan shavings, and most of the crispy chicken. Toss until everything is coated

    5. Top with the remaining chicken, extra parmesan shavings, parmesan crisps, and lots of fresh cracked peppe

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