Caesar Pasta Salad
A quick, light, high-protein Caesar-inspired pasta salad with chicken, yogurt-mustard dressing, Parmesan, tomatoes, and crisp lettuce.
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High‑Protein Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
A high-protein Caesar-style pasta salad with gyros-marinated chicken, crisp ham, vegetables, Parmesan and a creamy yogurt dressing. It is designed to taste great cold and work well for meal prep without a microwave.
4
Servings
30 min
Cook time
662
Calories
52 g
Protein
Ingredients
17 itemsServings
400 g Pasta of choice- thinly sliced
400 g Chicken breast - chopped
200 g Lettuce 
100 g Diced Lean Ham- drained if canned
80 g Sweet corn - halved
200 g Cherry tomatoes 
300 g Yogurt- grated
50 g Parmesan cheese 
50 g Light mayonnaise
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
30 ml Lemon juice- minced
1 cloves Garlic - to taste
Salt - to taste
Black pepper 
Garlic powder
Gyros Seasoning
Yellow mustard
Required equipment
- Stovetop
- Oven
Instructions
12 stepsTemperature
- 1
Thinly slice
400 g Chicken breast. - 2
Mix the
Chicken breast with 150 g Yogurt, Gyros Seasoning, Garlic powder, Salt and Black pepper in a bowl. - 3
Layer the marinated
Chicken breast in a baking dish. - 4
Bake the
Chicken breast at 355 °F convection for 50 minutes, then let it cool slightly. - 5
Cook
400 g Pasta of choice in salted water according to the package instructions. - 6
Drain the
Pasta of choice and let it cool. - 7
Fry
100 g Diced Lean Ham cubes in a pan until crispy. - 8
Chop
200 g Lettuce and halve 200 g Cherry tomatoes. - 9
Mix the remaining
150 g Yogurt with 50 g Light mayonnaise, Yellow mustard, 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, 30 ml Lemon juice, minced 1 cloves Garlic, Salt and Black pepper to make the dressing. - 10
Slice or shred the baked
Chicken breast. - 11
Layer
Lettuce, Pasta of choice, Chicken breast, Cherry tomatoes, Sweet corn, Diced Lean Ham and 50 g Parmesan cheese in meal-prep containers. - 12
Add the dressing before eating or keep it separate until serving.
Nutrition per servingCalculated from the ingredients used at 4 servings.
662
Kcal
52 g
Protein
79 g
Carbohydrates
13 g
Fat
Recipe details
Published
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