This Caesar Pasta Salad with avocado is a must-try. It’s scrumptious and makes for an easy weeknight family meal. It combines veggies and grains and made perfect with creamy caesar dressing.
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Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe:
This salad has all the creamy goodness of a classic Caesar salad but is so much more exciting with the addition of pasta, avocado and tomatoes
This caesar pasta salad will fill you up and keep you feeling good! It’s also a great dish to take to a potluck, just keep the croutons separate until ready to serve.
Ingredients for Caesar Pasta Salad:
1 large or 2 medium heads of romaine lettuce
1/2 lb fusilli pasta, cooked al dente according to package instructions
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
Grated parmesan cheese, to taste
Caesar Dressing (Marzetti is our favorite storebought brand) and Croutons.
Optional add-ins:
Sliced Grilled chicken, Shrimp
How to Make Caesar Pasta Salad:
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions then rinse in cold water and drain.
2. Rinse, chop and spin the romaine lettuce dry using a salad spinner (Amazon affiliate link). If you don’t have a salad spinner, pat dry with a clean towel.
Cook’s Tip: The dressing will coat the salad much better if the lettuce isn’t wet. Transfer lettuce to a large mixing bowl. Toss in the diced avocado and halved tomatoes.
3. Creamy Caesar Dressing to really boost the flavor of this salad. It’s so creamy and good! Toss to evenly coat the lettuce. Add the dressing to taste. Sprinkle with parmesan and croutons. Yum. Yum
If you prefer a homemade dressing, try our popular homemade creamy caesar.
If you love pasta salads, be sure to try this creamy avocado pasta salad (the dressing will surprise you!)
Caesar Pasta Salad with Avocado
Ingredients
For the Caesar Salad:
- 1 large romaine lettuce, (or 2 small heads)
- 1/2 lb fusilli pasta, cooked al dente according to package instructions
- 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup Grated parmesan cheese, to taste
- 1/4 cup Caesar Dressing, or added to taste
- 1/2 cup Croutons
Optional add-ins:
- Sliced Grilled chicken or Shrimp
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions until al dente. Rinse in cold water and set aside to drain.
- Rinse, chop and spin the romaine lettuce dry using a salad spinner. If you don't have a salad spinner, pat dry with a clean towel. The dressing will coat the salad much better if the lettuce isn't wet. Transfer lettuce to a large mixing bowl. Toss in the pasta, diced avocado, and halved tomatoes.
- Add the Caesar Dressing to really boost the flavor of this salad. Toss to evenly coat the lettuce. Add the dressing to taste. Sprinkle with parmesan and croutons.
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I’d love to mix in some of the champagne dressing with some cubed chicken, then cook it up to put on a baked potato skin!
This looks delicious! I definately want to try this :))
I love that your recipes are simple and so easy to follow!! I’ve already tried making a few things from here and I love it! Thank you for creating this site! 🙂
I made this recipe yesterday.It was very good.
I would use Marzetti Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings to make potato salad. my family loves it.
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This dressing can be used on any lettuce type salad! Its always great to have some in the fridge.
This salad look amazing! I will use this dressing to make sandwiches, buffalo wings and salads.
Never tried this brand. Would try it in a garden salad where i like to add tomatoes, crutons, parmesaen cheese and chicken breast.
I love the marzetti dressing. Only use it for salads though. Never thought of using it for anything else… would love some ideas.
I will use this dressing with hot spicy chicken wings!!!
Never tried this dressing but will have to try making this salad.
I would use the dressing in wraps and salads! Can’t wait to make this recipe!
I love the idea of a salad dressing without all the extra gunk that is in so many brands. I’ve never been a fan of Caesar salad but this recipe looks really good, I like that has extra ingredients.
I love the Marzetti Cole Slaw dressing. It’s fresh, homemade taste is perfect with jicama slaw to top a burger off the grill!
I’ll use it salads or to mix with pasta dishes.
Great salad especially with the Marzetti dressing. Thanks for the recipe.
We love salads here in the summer. I would use this dressing in our summer salads.
my children would love it as a buffalo chicken dip.
I would use the dressings in pasta dishes
I love Cesar salad. Everywhere I go I order it or make it at home very often. Will be making this for tomorrow for family.
I would use this dressing for pizza sauce. Dip for carrots,broccoli cauliflower, pizza and shishka bobs.