🥗 Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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Short pasta with grilled chicken, romaine, Parmesan, croutons and Caesar dressing. The Caesar salad turned into a full meal.

⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 637 calories per serving💪 45 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 5 oz (140 g) penne pasta
  • 9 oz (250 g) chicken breast
  • 5 oz (150 g) romaine lettuce
  • 3.5 oz (100 g) cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp (50 g) Caesar dressing
  • 1/4 cup grated (20 g) Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup (30 g) croutons
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • to taste salt
  • to taste black pepper

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package, drain and rinse under cold water.
  2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook it in a skillet with the oil for 5 to 6 minutes per side. Let it rest and slice into strips.
  3. Cut the lettuce into strips and halve the cherry tomatoes.
  4. Toss the pasta, lettuce, tomatoes and Caesar dressing in a bowl.
  5. Divide between two plates, top with the chicken and finish with the Parmesan and croutons.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

637
calories
45 g
protein
67 g
carbs
21 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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