Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Mason Jar Salads
Two delicious worlds coming together for a macro-match made in heaven: grilled chicken Caesar salads, and pasta! These grilled chicken Caesar pasta mason jar salads are ideal for meal prep: these mason jar salads are layered with bright, fresh and flavorful grilled chicken strips, cooked pasta, and romaine lettuce. Served with your favorite bottled Caesar dressing, this recipe couldn't come together more easily all while hitting all your key macros in one meal: carbs, fat, and protein. Use bottled dressing for the perfect shortcut and to ensure that it suits your individual macro goals or dietary needs.
Servings 4
Calories 530kcal
Equipment
- grill pan
- large pot
- 4 mason jars; 32 oz wide mouth
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast cut into 4 thinner pieces
- 1.5 tsp kosher salt
- 1.5 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 lemon
- 8 oz uncooked pasta used: Banza Chickpea Protein Pasta
- 2 heads romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup Caesar dressing used: Follow Your Heart Vegan dressing
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breast into 4 thinner pieces.
- In a small bowl, combine the kosher salt, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Sprinkle the seasoning all over the chicken breast to coat.
- Preheat a grill pan over medium high heat. Spray the grill with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the seasoned chicken on the grill pan. Cook for 5 minutes, then flip. Cover the pan with a lid for the chicken to cook through to 165F.
- Remove the lid to finish cooking. Total cook time should be about 10-15 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken pieces.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside to cool.
- Squeeze the 1/2 lemon on the chicken. Chop into strips.
- In the meantime, bring a large pot of water to boil. Add kosher salt.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions, 6-8 minutes or until al dente. Drain the pasta.
- Spray the pasta with olive oil spray or avocado oil spray to keep from clumping.
- Cut and wash the romaine lettuce.
- To prepare the mason jar salads, start with one portion of the chopped chicken, followed by 1 cup of pasta, and finally about 2 cups of romaine.
- Keep the dressing to the side, until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1mason jar salad: 1 piece chicken, 1 cup cooked pasta, 2 tbsp dressing | Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1262mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 84IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg