Chicken Caesar Pasta is loaded with incredible flavor from the creamy Caesar parmesan sauce. This easy recipe feeds a crowd and is ready in about 30 minutes.
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If you love Chicken Caesar Salad and pasta, you're going to adore this Chicken Caesar Pasta Bake. Not only is it great for weeknight meals or Sunday supper, but it's great for potlucks, too.
With only a few short minutes of prep time, you can mix up the marinade the night before and let the chicken soak up all the creamy caesar dressing goodness. Then it's just cook the chicken and pasta and toss together - that's it!
Your whole family is going to love this amazingly flavorful chicken recipe!
🧂 Ingredients
- chicken breasts
- lemon pepper seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- Caesar dressing
- half and half
- fresh garlic
- chicken broth
- angel hair pasta
- capers (optional)
- Parmesan cheese
- fresh lemon juice
- black pepper
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🔪 Instructions
Here is what you will need to make our easy one-pan Chicken Caesar Pasta recipe:
- Season the chicken and place it into a bag with half the Caesar dressing to marinate. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to overnight.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the chicken in olive oil. Discard the remaining chicken marinade.
- Remove the chicken. Reduce to medium heat and add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken stock to the hot skillet.
- Mix the remaining dressing with half and half. Pour into the skillet. Mix to combine.
- Bring the sauce to a gentle boil. Add the pasta. Stir often.
- When the pasta is al dente, remove it from the stove, and sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese and capers.
- Slice the chicken and toss with the pasta and cream sauce.
- Mix in the lemon juice just before serving.
- Serve with black pepper and extra parmesan.
🥄Equipment
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Here is what you will need to make this easy recipe:
- Skillet
- Large stock pot
- Cutting Board
- Santoku Knife
- Measuring Spoons
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Dry Measuring Cups
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⭐ Tips
✔️ Save time by using cooked chicken like rotisserie chicken or your own slow cooker pulled chicken.
✔️ For best results, use fresh lemon juice.
🍲 Storage
To Store: Store leftover Caesar chicken pasta in an airtight container for 3-4 days. (These are my favorite airtight containers.)
To Reheat: Microwave individual portions in 30 second intervals until heated throughout.
Because of the creamy sauce, I do not recomended freezing this pasta dish.
📖 Variations
The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our recipe, you might want to try one of these ideas:
- For an extra creamy sauce, use heavy cream instead of half and half, or add a couple tablespoons of cream cheese to the sauce mixture.
- Vegetables like carrots, bell pepper, or green beans can be cooked in the cream sauce along with the pasta if you like.
- This recipe can be made with chicken thighs as well.
- If you don't have fresh garlic on hand, use 4 teaspoons of garlic powder.
🍴 Serving Suggestions
You can serve this delicious chicken with any type of pasta. Aside from angel hair, my favorite is penne pasta. My sister makes this with her favorite gluten-free pasta. You could even serve it with baked spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles.
If you want to stay with the Caesar salad theme, crush up a few crunchy croutons and sprinkle over the top of the chicken with fresh parsley before serving. (Garlic croutons are my favorite!) You could also add bacon bits on top.
😋 Similar Recipes
Pasta and chicken just might be two of the easiest ingredients to work with at dinner time! Next time, try one of these delicious recipes:
- Crockpot Angel Chicken
- Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake
- Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
- Chicken Broccoli Pasta Bake
- Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
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Chicken Caesar Pasta
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Equipment
- Large stock pot
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts butterflied
- 3 teaspoons Lemon Pepper
- 3 teaspoons Italian Seasoning Blend
- 2 cups Caesar dressing divided
- 1 ½ cups half and half
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 16-ounce package dry angel hair pasta
- 2 tablespoons capers optional
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season the chicken and place it into a bag with half the Caesar dressing to marinate. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to overnight.4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 3 teaspoons Lemon Pepper, 2 cups Caesar dressing, 3 teaspoons Italian Seasoning Blend
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the chicken in olive oil. Discard the remaining chicken marinade.2 tablespoons olive oil
- Remove the chicken. Reduce to medium heat and add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute.8 cloves garlic
- Add the chicken stock to the hot skillet.4 cups chicken broth
- Mix the remaining dressing with half and half. Pour into the skillet. Mix to combine.1 ½ cups half and half, 2 cups Caesar dressing
- Bring the sauce to a gentle boil. Add the pasta. Stir often.1 16-ounce package dry angel hair pasta
- When the pasta is al dente, remove it from the stove, and sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese and capers.1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons capers
- Slice the chicken and toss with the pasta and cream sauce.
- Mix in the fresh lemon juice just before serving.4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Serve with black pepper and extra parmesan.Black pepper
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