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20 Minute BLT Pasta Salad
This 20-Minute BLT clean Pasta Salad is clean, rapid, remarkable pleasant! This simple bow tie pasta salad is LOADED with Baron Verulam, lettuce, and tomato!!! after which it’s dressed in a slightly creamy – and completely addicting – Zesty Italian dressing.


We got back from the beach the day before today, and wager what… I’m beat! After 2 hours of packing up the auto, 2 hours within the car, after which – await it – 2 hours unpacking the dang car, I felt like i was ready for some other excursion!!! Or as a minimum a spa day 😉 hiya… a lady can dream, proper? To ease again into the whole actual lifestyles scenario, I decided to take things smooth dinner clever and make this extraordinarily easy 20-minute BLT pasta salad.It’s creamy, dreamy, and simply begging to be your dinner!

I generally like my pasta salad loaded with a TON of greens, cheeses, and meats – like this traditional Italian pasta salad – however considering I wanted some thing easy and fast, I decided to SHAKE matters up and strive a new recipe that have been floating round my brain for a while. BLT PASTA SALAD. I imply, how could it no longer be first rate, right?

This pasta can be prepared to move in 20 minutes, but additionally can be made up to eight hours before serving! best for those busy days when you need to make dinner in advance 😉 just make certain to add the lettuce in right before serving if making in advance of time… in any other case it receives a touch soggy and unhappy.



Ingredients


  • 1 pound bow tie pasta
  • 1 cup zesty Italian salad dressing
  • 1/2 cup creamy Ranch salad dressing
  • 1 pound thick cut bacon, fried until crispy then cut into strips or crumbled (I think strips looks prettier, but it's a little more work)
  • 2 large ripe tomatoes, diced (heirlooms work great here if you can get your hands on them)
  • 10 leaves of crispy romaine lettuce, washed, dried, and chopped into bite sized pieces
  • 1/3 cup red onion, diced
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions


  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes.
  2. Drain pasta and rinse under cold water until cool.
  3. While the water is coming to a boil, heat a skillet over medium heat; add bacon strips, and cook until crispy, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
  4. Place cooled pasta in a large serving bowl; set aside.
  5. In a small bowl combine zesty Italian dressing and ranch, mix well. Add dressing to pasta and toss well to coat pasta.
  6. Add bacon, lettuce, tomato, and onion to the pasta bowl, mix well to combine, and season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve at once, or chill until needed.

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