Name: Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 1 cup dry pasta (cooked according to package directions); 6 slices thick cut bacon; cooked crisp and crumbled; 1 tbsp bacon grease*; 1 cup cooked rotisserie chicken (roughly chopped); 1/4 cup red onion (thinly sliced); 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 2 cups chopped romaine (or green leaf, lettuce); salt & pepper (to taste); 1/2 cup Caesar dressing (or more to taste); 1 cup croutons (optional)

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

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Author: Dorothy Miler

Ingredients

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1 cup dry pasta (cooked according to package directions)
6 slices thick cut bacon; cooked crisp and crumbled
1 tbsp bacon grease*
1 cup cooked rotisserie chicken (roughly chopped)
1/4 cup red onion (thinly sliced)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 cups chopped romaine (or green leaf, lettuce)
salt & pepper (to taste)
1/2 cup Caesar dressing (or more to taste)
1 cup croutons (optional)

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, run under cold water to stop cooking, and set aside.
Cook bacon, reserving 1 tbsp of the grease/drippings.
Transfer cooled pasta to a bowl and toss with the bacon drippings* until evenly combined.
Add in all other ingredients and stir thoroughly until evenly combined.
Add in more dressing if necessary, to taste, and again toss everything to evenly coat.
Serve immediately.**

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