Chicken and Pasta Salad with Caesar Dressing

Course Salads
Prep. Time 40 mins
Cooking Time 15 mins
Yields 4 to 6 servings

Preparation
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Preparation

What You Need

2 tsp (10 ml) dry mustard

1 tbsp (15 ml) all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper

1 1/4 cups (300 ml) milk

1 egg yolk

1 tsp (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp (5 ml) anchovy paste or

2 anchovies, mashed

2 tbsp (30 ml) red wine vinegar or

lemon juice

2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil

8 oz (240 g) tubular pasta (penne, rotini or rigatoni)

3 cups (750 ml) cooked chicken, diced

8 large leaves Romaine lettuce

1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and diced

1 cup (250 ml) cherry tomatoes

1 cup (250 ml) croutons

Instructions

To prepare dressing combine mustard, flour, salt and pepper in a large, heavy saucepan. Whisk in milk. Beat in egg yolk. Cook on very gentle heat until mixture thickens. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, garlic, anchovy paste, vinegar and olive oil. Cool. Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the salad, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Combine pasta with cooked chicken. Coat with dressing.

Line in a large serving bowl with lettuce. Place pasta and chicken mixture on top. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Decorate top of salad with bacon, cherry tomatoes and croutons.

Tips

For "instant” cooked chicken buy a barbecued chicken and discard skin and bones using only the meat. Try diced cooked or smoked turkey for variety.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 436 Calories
Protein: 35 g
Carbohydrate: 32 g
Fat: 18 g
Fibre: 2.2 g
Sodium: 822 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 17 % / 188 mg
Selenium: 100 %
Niacin: 74 %
Folate: 46 %
Vitamin B12: 40 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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