Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

Here's your chance to be creative!  

Everything is possible and everything works in a Caesar salad:

• bacon
• hard-boiled eggs
• croutons
• cheese - feta, parmesan, mozzarella
• almonds
• chicken
• shrimp
• tomatoes
• lemon juice
• olives
• anchovies
• homemade dressing
• onions - green, red or yellow
• garlic

4-6 servings

(points variable)

Sauvignon Blanc

Ingredients

• 3 cups (about 12 ounces) skinned, shredded roasted chicken breast 
• 3 cups hot cooked penne (about 6 ounces uncooked tubular-shaped pasta)
• 2 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
• 1½ cups halved cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup thinly sliced fresh basil
• ½ cup chopped green onions
• ⅓ cup fat-free Caesar dressing
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (4-ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; toss well to coat.
Note: To lower the sodium in this dish, use plain cooked chicken in place of the commercial roasted variety, which is fairly high in sodium.