Get my Cookbooks! Chicken Caesar Pasta (One Pot!)
This One Pot Chicken Caesar Pasta recipe is so easy to make! Angel hair pasta and blackened chicken are tossed in a creamy Parmesan sauce with a hint of Caesar dressing, lemons, and capers.
Be sure to serve this with a side of my Garlic Bread with Cheese!
Chicken Caesar Pasta
So, the idea of Chicken Caesar Pasta is extremely enticing. That being said, the balance of flavors, amount of sauce, and the consistency of the sauce is key in order to make it work without it being overpowering.
I recently saw a huge recipe website post this recipe concept using 2 cups of Caesar dressing. Which basically means it’s pasta drenched in Caesar dressing. (Not my jam.)
I put a lighter spin on this idea with more balanced flavors and a one pot method.
I’m personally obsessed with Chicken Caesar Salad, so I had to make this perfect. Let’s do it.
How to Make it
See recipe card at the bottom of post for full ingredient quantities and instructions
Season and Marinate the Chicken. Slice the chicken in half to create thinner pieces of equal size. Season with lemon pepper seasoning and marinate in Caesar dressing for 20+ minutes.
Sear the chicken, sauté the garlic. Sear the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and partially blackened. Once the chicken is cooked, set it aside on a plate. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Whisk in the chicken broth, milk, Caesar dressing, and capers. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta and twist the noodles into the pan as they soften. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
Add the Parmesan Cheese, chicken, and lemon juice. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the pasta and gently mix until melted and combined. Add the chicken back to the pan along with the lemon juice. Stir to combine. Garnish with fresh parsley and cracked pepper and serve.
Using Cooked or Rotisserie Chicken
2 cups of cooked chicken can be mixed in at the end once the pasta is cooked. No need to marinate or sear the chicken first.
Storage
- Leftovers should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days.
- You can also freeze it and store it for up to 3 months.
What to Serve with Chicken Caesar Pasta
- Garlic Bread with Cheese
- Easy Roasted Broccoli, Green Beans, or Carrots.
- Salad with homemade Italian or Caesar Dressing
- Buttermilk Biscuits or Cheddar Bay Biscuits
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- Chicken Divan
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Chicken Caesar Pasta (One Pot!)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Caesar salad dressing, divided
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, or 1 large
- 3 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz. angel hair pasta, equal to 1/2 lb.
- 1 Tablespoon capers
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- Freshly cracked pepper
- Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Slice each chicken breast in half to create two thinner pieces of equal size. Season each side with lemon pepper seasoning.
- Place the chicken in a freezer Ziploc bag and add ¾ cup of Caesar dressing (save ¼ cup for the pasta sauce). Coat the chicken with the dressing and seal. Refrigerate for 20 minutes (or longer if time allows.)
- Meanwhile, shred the Parmesan cheese and set it aside. It should be at room temp when added to the sauce.
- Take ¼ cup of the Caesar dressing and whisk it with ¾ cup milk. Set it aside, it should also come down to nearly room temp. Don’t worry if it’s not completely uniform in consistency.
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large high-walled skillet or dutch oven.
- Add the marinated chicken and let it sear, undisrupted, for 4-5 minutes per side. Decrease heat to medium if oil begins to splatter.
- Set the chicken on a plate. Let it rest for 5 minutes, then cut it into strips. Transfer any juice left on the plate back to the pot.
- Reduce the heat to medium and melt the butter. Add the minced garlic. Heat for one minute.
- Add the chicken broth, and use a silicone spatula to “clean” the bottom of the pot. Slowly stir in the milk/Caesar dressing. Bring to a boil.
- Add the angel hair pasta and use kitchen tongs to gently bend the noodles into the pan as they soften. (If preferred, you can also break them in half.)
- Let the pasta simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure the noodles don't stick together.
- Once the pasta is softened and cooked through, add the capers and decrease heat to low.
- Gradually sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, use tongs to toss and combine. Add the chicken back to the pan along with the lemon juice. Stir to combine.
- Garnish with freshly chopped parsley. Add freshly cracked pepper and serve.
Notes
Caesar Dressing Recommendation:
- My homemade Caesar Dressing is excellent. Otherwise I recommend Marie’s Caesar salad dressing found in the refrigerated aisle in the produce section.
Serve this with my Garlic Bread with Cheese.
Using Rotisserie or Leftover Chicken: 2 cups of cooked chicken can be mixed in at the end once the pasta is cooked. No need to marinate or sear the chicken first.
Delish! I doubled the recipe to 8 servings and used 2.5 c. orzo because I didn’t have angel hair pasta. So bright and delicious!
Nice work Steph!! Orzo is so delicious! I’m so happy this was such a success❤️
You had me at ONE POT! What an excellent recipe! The chicken came out tasty and tender due to the lemon pepper seasoning and marinade in Caesar dressing. Initially, the liquid seemed like a lot, but once the noodles cooked in it, it tightened up well. I love the flavor the capers added. The 2T lemon juice brightened it up too. I will definitely make it again with the other half a box of angel hair pasta. I wonder if I could use shrimp instead of chicken next time? Obviously the cook time on the shrimp would be shorter (cook till the shrimp makes a “C”). It was a perfect dinner to have as we watched our Buffalo Bills win over Stephanie’s New England Patriots! Sorry, Steph…I had to 😊.
Hey Renee!!! I am so thrilled to hear that you loved this and I think that shrimp would be fabulous with it! (You made me proud with your “c for cooked” reference! 😁 No offense taken about the Bills, I am not a football watcher, I’m only in it for the food! 😂 Thank you SO much for taking the time to leave this review, as always, you made my day!!!!