Chicken Caesar pasta salad
8
Points®
Total time: 27 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This classic Caesar salad is made more substantial by adding wholewheat pasta.
Ingredients
Chicken breast, skinless, raw
500 g
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon(s)
Wholewheat Pasta, dry
200 g
Anchovies in oil, drained
50 g, and chopped
Cherry Tomatoes
200 g, halved
Cucumber
150 g, roughly chopped
Lettuce
100 g, roughly torn
Low Fat Caesar Salad Dressing
80 ml
Parmesan Cheese
15 g, shaved
Instructions
1
Put the chicken breast fillets between 2 pieces of cling film and beat with a rolling pin until completely flattened.
2
Put a frying pan or griddle pan over a medium heat. Rub the chicken with the olive oil and cook for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. You may need to do this in batches. Remove from the pan and cut into thick strips.
3
Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and cool under cold running water.
4
In a bowl, toss the pasta with the chicken, anchovies, tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce. Drizzle over the dressing and serve garnished with the parmesan shavings.
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