CHICKEN TORTELLONI CAESAR SALAD

By bklynmommy

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cooked and deboned. You can take some help from the store and buy a rotisserie chicken, which is what I almost always do :)
• 24 ounces of refrigerated cheese tortellini. I buy the Costco-sized twin pack and and use 1 of them. Otherwise, buy 2 packages of the "regular sized" tortellini in the refrigerated section, about 9 ounces each
• 2 heads of Romaine lettuce, washed and excess water removed.
• 1 cup, more or less to taste your favorite Caesar Dressing. If you do not have a favorite, I HIGHLY recommend using "Briannas Home Style Asiago Caesar Dressing"
• Shredded Parmesan cheese for garnisH

Details

Adapted from siggyspice.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut chicken meat into bite sized pieces. Set aside while you prepare rest of salad.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add cheese tortellini. Cook according to package instructions. Once cooked, drain pasta and run cold water over until temperature of tortellini has cooled thoroughly to at least room temperature.
In a VERY large bowl, tear washed Romaine lettuce into bite sized pieces. Add chicken and tortellini, gently mixing to distribute all ingredients evenly. Starting with 1/2 cup adding up to 1 cup Caesar dressing, stir until all pieces are coated with dressing. Garnish with desired amount of shredded Parmesan cheese.