# Caesar Salad Pasta Salad

A Caesar salad pasta salad made with chicken, bacon, croutons, romaine lettuce, and Caesar dressing.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Cajun seasoning
- blackened seasoning
- olive oil
- 1 pound rotini pasta
- 1 pound bacon
- 5 ounces shredded parmesan cheese
- 5 ounce bag seasoned croutons
- 1 bag hearts of romaine lettuce
- 13 ounce jar Caesar dressing

## Instructions

1. Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to make them thinner.
2. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with Cajun seasoning and Zatarain's blackened seasoning.
3. Add a little olive oil to an electric skillet.
4. Cook the chicken breasts in the skillet until cooked all the way through.
5. Let the cooked chicken cool off, then dice it into bite-sized pieces.
6. Cook 1 pound of rotini pasta according to package directions and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
7. Add the cooked and rinsed pasta to a large bowl.
8. Add about a pound of fried crispy bacon pieces to the bowl with the pasta.
9. Add the diced cooked chicken to the bowl.
10. Add 5 ounces of shredded Parmesan cheese to the bowl.
11. Add a 5-ounce bag of seasoned croutons to the bowl.
12. Add one bag of hearts of romaine lettuce to the bowl.
13. Pour a 13-ounce jar of Caesar dressing over the ingredients in the bowl.
14. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- electric skillet
- tongs
- large bowl
- colander
- spatula

## Tips

- Run cold water over cooked pasta for pasta salad to stop it from cooking further.
- The pasta salad tastes best if allowed to sit for a couple of hours in the fridge before serving.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjwYkLLb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/475f3c31-a920-4e21-ad75-d5b92966fbdd
- Extracted: 2025-06-28

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