Gluten Free Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad recipe came to be for two reasons – one, I was craving pasta salad and two, I wanted a creamy pasta salad without using mayonnaise. I despise pasta salads made with mayo but I often find that dressing based pasta salads made with gluten free pasta is often too dry. I also wanted to make the dish filling enough for a meal and not just a side at a summer cookout. Thus this extra creamy, protein-packed gluten free chicken caesar pasta salad came to be! It hits everything you need in a well rounded meal – protein, carbs, and fats and it is also delicious!
Jovial Bowties are my gluten free pasta of choice for this recipe!
Ingredients
- 12 oz12 oz12 oz Gluten Free Farfalle Pasta (Jovial)
- 15 oz15 oz15 oz Chickpeas
- 1.5 lb1.5 lb1.5 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 0.5 Tbsp0.5 Tbsp0.5 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 0.5 cup0.5 cup0.5 cup Caesar Dressing
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Process
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Prep your chicken – you can either cube chicken breast and cook it in a pan on the stove, on a sheet in the oven, or you can use a rotisserie chicken. If you choose to go the route of cooking your chicken, toss your chicken with a bit of olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Put a pot of water on to boil for your pasta. Once it has boiled, cook your pasta for a minute less than what the box calls for.
- Open and drain your garbanzo beans and toss in Italian seasoning, Garlic powder, and salt & pepper.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together greek yogurt and lite caesar dressing. Mix in the garbanzo beans and chicken until well coated. Gently fold in the cooked and drained pasta – it should still be warm enough to help the dressing slide across but not so warm that it turns to mush.
- Immediately cover the dish and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight for everything to set.
- Serve as is or over a bed of romaine lettuce or lettuce mix of your choosing.
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