Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2007

Simple and delicous I have made this recipe alot and will make it again and again.

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Deni 77

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Home Town: Dryden, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2007

This recipe was so easy and so flavorful, even though I left out the onion. This will definitely be made again.

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Cat Berner

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Immokalee, Florida, USA

Living In: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2007

I have made this recipe several times and am very happy with it. Yes, I did add more dressing to equal out the amount of pasta, and instead of frying the pound of bacon, I just added a package of the real bacon bits. This gave me more of the 'bacon' taste I was looking for. Thanks for the recipe!

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Dawn

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Home Town: Manchester, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2007

Way too bland for me. I added probably about a tablespoon of Paprika before I was close to satisfied. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough ranch on hand, so it's a little dry, but it still tastes alright. I also subbed turkey bacon for pork bacon, which cut back on some fat and it tastes just fine. My boyfriend and I enjoyed it in some tortillas as wraps, but I don't think it does well by itself. I won't be making it again unless my boyfriend asks me to. If I do, maybe I'll try using a different dressing, with some more flavor to it.

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Robs

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Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007

This recipe makes a huge batch! I really liked it, ended up adding more dressing the next day but the flavors were really nice.

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REBEKAHMO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Springdale, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2006

This was good, but it didn't burst with a BLT flavor which is what I was hoping for. Everyone at the pot luck loved it though! It was the only salad that was completely gone at the end of the meal.

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Corinne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Concord, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2006

This pasta was edible, but I still thought it needed something. I'll experiment the next time with some stronger flavors.

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AngieM

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Home Town: Oskaloosa, Kansas, USA

Living In: Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2006

Rave reviews from everyone at the picnic! I liked it, and I usually don't like pasta salad. Next time, I will only make half as much as this is A LOT of pasta salad.

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FLYMAUI

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2006

Great mixture of flavors. My picky husband couldn't get enough.

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SLM

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2006

I used the bacon ranch dressing that someone suggested, doubled the tomatoes, and added fresh basil. I think reducing the amount of pasta by half and adding shredded lettuce would be great next time.

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Theresa

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2006

This was a crowd pleaser and I really enjoyed it as well, though I also added a items too since it was missing the "L" in BLT. I ADDED green leaf lettuce, basil and black pepper. I like another users idea of adding peas too and plan to do that the next time I make it.

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ANNORENO

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2006

this was a hit! thank you for providing a pasta salad recipe that everyone loved. this is not your mothers pasta salad!

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2006

This was pretty good. The only problem I had with it is that the next day it was a little dry, so I added more ranch to it. I'll make it again. Thanks!

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CARLYNSMOMMY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2006

***** I enjoyed this recipe, but did change it a bit. It was hard not to want to put italian seasonings like the traditional pasta salad..but I kept to the recipe on the sauce part. I did add small cubes of : mozzarella and cheddar cheese and cucumber. I also added green onions and red onions, and peas. I preferred the pasta shells that had all different sorts of colored shapes which included seashells in it. It added variety and color to this tastey salad. I also used the packet hidden valley ranch mix and prepared it instead of using the bottle. I ended up using all the prepared mix instead of the 1-1/2 cups the recipe calls for. This was a very good variation from the traditional pasta salad and I will make it again.

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Chuck

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Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2006

I really enjoy this easy to make pasta salad. I thought that the ranch would be a little to blan for me so I added about a tbls of Hidden Valley Fiesta Party dip and it added a great flavor!

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Michelle

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2006

Pretty good but... in my opinion missing a little something. I baked the bacon in the oven and maybe that had something to do with it. I will try to fry it up next time and see how that works. Thanks for sharing though!

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Kelly B

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Home Town: Rosamond, California, USA

Living In: Antioch, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2006

i added peas for some more color, and used bowties instead of seashells.. still came out great!! the dressing itself was a little bland for me so i added fresh ground pepper with the bacon on top. a delicious and easy pasta salad!

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P.B.

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2006

Wonderful! I didn't change a thing and it sure takes the sting out of not being able to eat BLT's with bread when you're trying to keep your weight down. Thanks!!!

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Mel

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Home Town: Deer River, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Casselton, North Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2006

This is an easy pasta salad recipe that goes great at any cookout. I substituted green onion to add a little color to the salad. I also cut grape tomotoes in half instead of using regular ones to make the prep time faster. This is delicious!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2006

How easy was this!!! These are ingredients I normally have on hand so I know I will make this again - am looking forward to using the garden grown tomatoes in a few weeks!

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