CHICKEN CAESAR CASSEROLE

     We love Caesar salad, but scanning the list of ingredients we knew that it wasn't going to be a healthy dish to eat at this time.  I came up with a casserole that left us just as fulfilled but without the fat and calories

• 6 tbsp fat free bottled Caesar Italian dressing
• 1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup minced onions
• 4 slices Jennie o turkey bacon, 
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 2 cups whole wheat rotini pasta, cooked to aldente
• 2 medium or 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
• 3 tbsp parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup seasoned croutons, crushed
• lettuce

Pour the oil into a medium saute pan and heat on medium.  Dice the bacon and add to the pan with the diced onion.  Saute for 2 minutes.  Add the chicken and garlic and cook until chicken is no longer pink.  Add the diced tomatoes and the Caesar Italian dressing, take off heat.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  grease a 8x8 pan and add the cooked rotini pasta. Stir the bacon, chicken mixture into the pasta.  Mix the parmesan cheese and crushed croutons together and sprinkle evenly over the top.  Bake 25 minutes .  Serve over chopped lettuce. Serves 6