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BLT Pasta Salad

SUBMITTED BY: ARMYWIFE99      PHOTO BY: SunFlower

"This is an easy but flavorful pasta salad that I'm always asked to bring to potlucks. With chunks of onion, tomato, and bacon, smothered in Ranch dressing, it is full of flavor! This salad tastes best if made several hours ahead of time."
PREP TIME  45 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  55 Min
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Original recipe yield: 10 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (16 ounce) package medium seashell pasta
  • 1 pound sliced bacon
  • 1 1/2 cups light Ranch-style salad dressing
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crisp. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
  3. In a large bowl, stir together the Ranch dressing, onion, and tomatoes. Mix in the cooled pasta. The pasta will absorb some of the dressing, so don't worry if it seems like too much. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Crumble bacon over the top just before serving.
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Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2005 by 2CHAE
Very good recipe! I added chopped celery and pre-chopped the bacon before frying it. Also, the Kraft Ranch with bacon dressing tastes great for this recipe!

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Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2005 by TENARW
I love salads and the bacon makes it especially tasty. This is an easy-to-make recipe and I like "easy". I will be making it again.

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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2005 by messena
I really liked this recipe. I have never made home-made pasta salad before. It was super easy. I really like italian dressing and my husband loves ranch.. so I did 1 cup ranch and 1/2 cup italian. It turned out wonderful. We ate it before refrigerating it and loved it. A few hours later we got it back out and it was pretty dry and not as good. We will add more dressing before eating it again. No biggie. LOVED IT!!

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Living In: Sturgis, Michigan, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 347

  • Total Fat: 16.7g
  • Cholesterol: 23mg
  • Sodium: 607mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.1g
  • Protein: 11.2g

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