This salad takes everything from a Caesar salad.. but take away some of the lettuce and add macaroni, and you have a whole new dish! You can add any noodle you desire! It is very delicious and easy to make.
This was such a great twist on a salad. I took it to a potluck where there were several salads and this was the only one that people were asking who brought this salad. I used bow tie pasta and it was so cute. I also added cherry tomatoes and that was a great addition.
Read MoreI found this recipe to be boring and rather flavorless when made exactly as written. I searched my kitchen to find something to give it a little kick. I added sliced green olives and diced fresh tomato. That helped. I think adding onions, cucumbers, green or red pepper, celery or anything like that would be better also.
Read MoreThis was such a great twist on a salad. I took it to a potluck where there were several salads and this was the only one that people were asking who brought this salad. I used bow tie pasta and it was so cute. I also added cherry tomatoes and that was a great addition.
very good - although I made so many change it hardly resembled the original recipe. I did keep the pasta, lettuce, croutons and bacon - but I left out the egg and added diced tomatoes and parm/moz cheese. I also used a flavored ranch dressing as I don't love Caesar dressing. One tip for traveling with this dish and avoiding soggy lettuce and croutons is to place the lettuce on top on the pasta mixture and the croutons on top of the lettuce, then mix before serving.
I added and took out several ingredients to fit our tastes, but the basic idea is excellent! using a good quality caesar dressing makes a huge difference, as i learned the hard way. Also, if you don't eat it all at once, the lettuce quickly becomes wilted and soggy.
I used whole wheat elbow macaroni, homemade Caesar dressing, double the bacon and only one cup of homemade croutons. I also threw in a good handful of fresh parmesan cheese. We enjoyed this--it's very different for pasta salad but we liked it nonetheless. I'd make this again.
I found this recipe to be boring and rather flavorless when made exactly as written. I searched my kitchen to find something to give it a little kick. I added sliced green olives and diced fresh tomato. That helped. I think adding onions, cucumbers, green or red pepper, celery or anything like that would be better also.
Very good recipe Nicole. A very simple, quick meal to make but very filling to eat. I did use two grilled chicken breasts that were leftover from the meal the night before ~ cubing them and adding them in. It makes a lot so if your only feeding a few or are planning on leftovers - you may want to add the lettuce and croutons per bowl/per serving - they're pretty soft by the next day if you mix it all together as shown in the picture.
We loved this salad. I did add parmesan cheese - which to me is a must. The only thing I'd do differently next time is halve the recipe because this makes a lot and though we did eat the leftovers the romaine is a little wilty and the croutons get soft. It will definitely be appearing on our summer menus!
A nice twist on regular mac salad. I would recommend adding the ceaser dressing right before serving. Do not put it in ahead of time because the salad will wilt. Also try putting the bowl of salad over another bowl with ice in it to keep it fresh and cold.
This macaroni salad was excellent! Here are the changes I made: I used tricolor rotini to give it some color and I also added halved cherry tomatoes. I didn't use any lettuce because I didn't have any on hand, and I added an extra slice of chopped bacon. I also used about half the amount of Caesar dressing (creamy, not the vinaigrette). This was so good!
I made this with my own personal ceasar dressing...I had leftovers and did not enjoy the soggy lettuce...I will make it again as the taste was nice but I will serve it without the lettuce..it is great just as a pasta salad. I found the lettuce soggy even after it had been in the fridge 30 mins...be carefull
We liked this recipe. I used fusilli pasta and followed the recipe exactly, but added Parmesan cheese. Thanks for sharing, Nicole!
I used wheat pasta because it is healthier. I left out the crutons because I don't care for them. I added shaved parm. cheese, you can't have romaine salad without it. I also added chicken to it. I did not care for the eggs and bacon in it. Next time I will leave them out and add some grape tomatoes.
this was great! Works well for potlucks. You are bringing pasta and a green salad all in one. Very tasty! I made as is. Wait to add dressing till serving. Would not last for leftovers. Need to find a great caesar dressing to make this excellent!
I love all salads, but sometimes you need something a little heartier, and the additioin of the pasta makes it more stick to your ribs. 2 thumbs up.
This was very very good! My two picky boys also ate it. Excellent idea! I will deffinatley make this a staple salad in our house! It was different and very easy to make.
Yummy recipe! Easy to have everything ready to go for quick mixing at serving time. Thanks!
this was very tasty although i thought there were too many eggs in it. it tasted more like egg salad with lettuce and pasta in it. the mix of lettuce and pasta was kind of weird. i didn't think it quite worked in plate appeal.
Very good recipe Nicole. A very simple, quick meal to make but very filling to eat. I did use two grilled chicken breasts that were leftover from the meal the night before ~ cubing them and adding them in. It makes a lot so if your only feeding a few or are planning on leftovers - you may want to add the lettuce and croutons per bowl/per serving - they're pretty soft by the next day if you mix it all together as shown in the picture.
this was great. who knew adding some pasta to caesar salad would make such a difference. excellent. thanks!
What a great idea!!! This is a hearty salad and a meal in itself. I served it to a ladies lucheon and they ALL asked for the recipe! Very creative! Thanks!
I didn't change a thing and it was awesome! So glad I found this recipe. MUCH better than the regular macaroni salad.
This was good to try for something different, but I agree with the other reviewer that said it needed 'something more'. I did add in some green onion and that was nice. I waited until serving to top with the bacon and croutons, which gave this a nice crunch. This isn't something that I would make on a regular basis, but I may try playing around with it again sometime b/c it's a good concept. Thanks for sharing. :)
This salad was so good! I brought it to a birthday party and people raved about it!
A simple good salad where I used Gnocchi pasta and added a small amount of spinach to go with the romaine. I would make this again.
It was...different. I like Caesar salad. I like macaroni salad. Mixed together, not so much.