My BLT Pasta salad. BLT Pasta Salad is one of my favorite side dishes for my BBQ's! Packed full of bacon, lettuce and tomato then tossed with your favorite elbow pasta and delicious dressing, to create one sensational pasta salad for any occasion! Even with all of that love for bacon flowing through my veins, the first time I tried this BLT macaroni salad, I really didn't have high hopes.
Try my mama's macaroni salad recipe next!
Drain pasta, and rinse in cold water; set aside.
Cut head of lettuce in half.
You can have My BLT Pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of My BLT Pasta salad
- You need 1 packages of tri-color rotini.
- You need 2 of scallion / green onion , sliced.
- It's 1 cup of mayonnaise.
- Prepare 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt.
- Prepare 10 oz of fresh baby spinach.
- Prepare 2 of chopped tomato.
- You need 1 cup of chopped cooked COOLED bacon.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped mild banana peppers.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of ranch dip mix.
- You need 1/2 tsp of dry dill.
- It's 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
Place each lettuce half, cut side down, on cutting board. Cut crosswise to form thin strips; separate into shreds. To make my BLT Pasta Salad, you'll need: Pasta - I like to use either farfalle, spiral or penne in this pasta salad recipe. It makes for a pretty salad, but also keeps all of the ingredients to a bite-sized portion.
My BLT Pasta salad step by step
- Cook bacon, let cool then chop..
- Cook pasta according to directions. Rinse and let cool.
- Mix mayo, yogurt, scallion ranch mix and dill in a large bowl.
- Add chopped tomato, pasta, chopped banana peppers, bacon and spinach to dressing..
- Mix well chill and serve!! Sometimes I skip directly to serve 😁.
Bacon - Crispy bacon is so delicious in this salad! I love to bake my bacon in the oven for the easiest method. BLT Pasta Salad turns a classically perfect flavor combo into a fun summer dish that everyone will rave about! Crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, and rotini pasta are tossed in a creamy homemade dressing to create a flavor combo that you will not be able to get enough of. In a large bowl toss together the cooked pasta, lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, and onion.