Chicken Pasta Caesar Salad

Caesar salad with chicken, bacon and pasta in a blue serving bowl.

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

Servings: Meal size servings

Calories: 1026kcal

Author: Deanna

Chicken, pasta, and bacon are combined with crisp romaine lettuce, crunchy croutons and parmesan cheese. Tossed in a creamy caesar dressing this salad can be served as a side or as a complete meal.

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Ingredients

6 Cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 Cups cooked pasta penne, bow-tie, rotini (1 cup uncooked)
2 Cups cooked chicken breast diced
1/2 pound bacon cooked and sliced
1 Cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 Cup croutons
1/2 Cup creamy caesar dressing your favourite brand or recipe

Optional Add-Ins

sliced cherry tomatoes
diced red onion
sliced green onion
diced avocado

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions then drain and rinse with cold water until no longer hot.
Dice the cooked chicken breast and bacon and chop the romaine lettuce.
Place the lettuce, chicken, bacon, pasta, parmesan cheese and croutons in a large bowl. Add any additional ingredients as desired.
Just before serving add the caesar dressing and toss well to coat everything. You can add more dressing depending how much you like.
Serve immediately.

Notes

You can cook your own chicken breasts or use store bough rotisserie chicken to keep things simple.

If you don't want to cook bacon you can use 1 cup of pre-cooked bacon bits. (real bacon bits)

This salad is best eaten within a couple of hours, otherwise the lettuce tends to wilt and become soggy.

*Nutrition information for this recipe will vary greatly depending on brands chosen, how lean the bacon is and how the chicken is cooked.

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