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

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.
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