Chicken Caesar Pasta Casserole Recipes

CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, pepper and salt. Cook 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove skillet from heat.
• In a bowl, mix together salad dressing, vinegar and cheese. Toss together pasta, chicken, lettuce, and dressing mixture. Place in large serving bowl, and sprinkle with tomato. Garnish with croutons and Parmesan curls, if desired.

CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA (ONE POT!)

Steps:

• Slice each chicken breast in half to create two thinner pieces of equal size. Season each side with lemon pepper seasoning.
• Place the chicken in a freezer Ziploc bag and add ¾ cup of Caesar dressing (save ¼ cup for the pasta sauce). Coat the chicken with the dressing and seal. Refrigerate for 20 minutes (or longer if time allows.)
• Meanwhile, shred the Parmesan cheese and set it aside. It should be at room temp when added to the sauce.
• Take ¼ cup of the Caesar dressing and whisk it with ¾ cup milk. Set it aside, it should also come down to nearly room temp. Don't worry if it's not completely uniform in consistency.
• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large high-walled skillet or dutch oven.
• Add the marinated chicken and let it sear, undisrupted, for 4-5 minutes per side. Decrease heat to medium if oil begins to splatter.
• Set the chicken on a plate. Let it rest for 5 minutes, then cut it into strips. Transfer any juice left on the plate back to the pot.
• Reduce the heat to medium and melt the butter. Add the minced garlic. Heat for one minute.
• Add the chicken broth, and use a silicone spatula to "clean" the bottom of the pot. Slowly stir in the milk/Caesar dressing. Bring to a boil.
• Add the angel hair pasta and use kitchen tongs to gently bend the noodles into the pan as they soften. (If preferred, you can also break them in half.)
• Let the pasta simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure the noodles don't stick together.
• Once the pasta is softened and cooked through, add the capers and decrease heat to low.
• Gradually sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, use tongs to toss and combine. Add the chicken back to the pan along with the lemon juice. Stir to combine.
• Garnish with freshly chopped parsley. Add freshly cracked pepper and serve.

ONE-POT CAESAR CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, add chicken broth, pasta, chicken, broccoli, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in Caesar dressing; cook 1 to 2 minutes longer or until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.