Bowtie Chicken Caesar Salad

Bowtie Chicken Caesar Salad - This kid that I'm growing right now is wrecking havoc on any resolve I had to eat a well-balanced diet during this pregnancy. You guys, ALL I want is sugar! And I'll tell ya, those cute little girl scouts aren't helping any at the moment. I never had this happen with my other 2 pregnancies. In fact, sugar was pretty low on the must-have list. But right now if it's even remotely sweet it's going in my face with reckless abandon. Soooo, I'm trying to squeeze in as many salads and veggies as I can so that in the event that my baby comes out a raging sugar fiend, I can say that it wasn't my fault.

How to Make This Bowtie Chicken Caesar Salad

I've been making this bowtie chicken caesar salad for years and it's always a crowd favorite when made for events. It's basically a chicken caesar salad with the addition of bowtie pasta, grape tomatoes, slivered almonds, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. The chicken and pasta make it hearty enough for a main course, but definitely leaves enough room for a brownie or two.  Any cooked chicken breast will do for this salad, but I definitely recommend this grilled chicken recipe as the Montreal chicken seasoning adds a big punch of flavor to the salad as well.

As far the dressing goes I say to go with your favorite pre-made dressing. Sure, homemade ceasar dressing is DIVINE but there are a few high quality caesar dressings that do the trick. My absolute favorite is Cardini's and I rarely buy anything else.  (not sponsored 🙂 )

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Interested in other salad recipes?

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• Antipasti Chicken Salad
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📖 Recipe

Bowtie Chicken Caesar Salad

This easy salad is full of flavor and hearty enough for dinner! Half green salad, half pasta salad you're going to love this!

By Heather Cheney

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cooked chicken breasts sliced
• ▢ ½ lb cooked bowtie pasta
• ▢ 1 large head romaine lettuce washed, dried and chopped
• ▢ 3 scallions finely chopped
• ▢ 4 oz grape tomatoes halved
• ▢ ½ C parmesan cheese shredded
• ▢ ½ C slivered almonds toasted
• ▢ croutons caesar dressing, lemon wedges

Instructions

• Toss all ingredients in a large bowl, dress with caesar dressing, and serve with fresh lemon wedges for squeezing on individual portions.

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 367 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 38 g | Fat: 14 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 82 mg | Sodium: 268 mg | Potassium: 461 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 2 g | Vitamin A: 1051 IU | Vitamin C: 6 mg | Calcium: 212 mg | Iron: 3 mg

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