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BLT Pasta Salad

BLT Pasta Salad

A delicious pasta salad with the great flavors of a BLT sandwich.

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, BLT, Pasta Salads, salads
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8
Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

  • 3 cups bowtie pasta uncooked
  • 5 cups romaine lettuce chopped
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves
  • 12 ounce package bacon
  • 1/2 cup tomato diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion diced

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup Best Foods Mayonnaise
  • 3/4 tbsp Hidden Valley Homestyle Ranch Salad Dressing Mix
  • 3 tbsps Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Dressing Instructions:

  1. Combine five dressing ingredients together until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate.

Salad Instructions:

  1. Cook the 3 cups of pasta. Drain, rinse in cold water and then allow time to cool and drain excess water.

  2. While the pasta cooks and cools, cook the bacon and prepare the other ingredients for the salad.

  3. Cook the bacon, use a paper towel to remove excess bacon grease and break the bacon strips into bite-size pieces.

  4. Chop the romaine, onion and tomatoes.

  5. Add cooked pasta, romaine lettuce, spinach, bacon pieces, onion and tomato to a large bowl. Toss to combine. Refrigerate for at least an hour to chill and until ready to serve.

  6. When ready to serve, combine salad with dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately.