BLT Macaroni Salad

Name: BLT Macaroni Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 7 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz uncooked elbows; 4 slices 25% reduced fat center cut bacon; 2 large ripe tomatoes; 4 tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise; Salt and fresh pepper to taste; 2 cups baby spinach

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4.4

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings
7 servings
Calories
149 kcal
Course
Side Dish, Salad
Cuisine
American

BLT Macaroni Salad

Iris Warren

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Dads like bacon so I thought a bacon, lettuce and tomato summer pasta salad would be a perfect side dish for your Father's Day picnic. The L in this BLT salad should really be an S but I didn't like the sound of a BST.

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Ingredients

Servings

8 oz uncooked elbows (low carb or whole grain (brown rice pasta for gf))
4 slices 25% reduced fat center cut bacon
2 large ripe tomatoes (beefsteak or vine ripe, diced small)
4 tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise (I used Hellman's)
Salt and fresh pepper to taste
2 cups baby spinach

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Instructions

In a large skillet cook bacon on medium-low heat until crispy on both sides.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions.
Chop tomatoes and combine it along with any accumulated juice with mayonnaise and pepper in a medium bowl.
Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to cool.
Combine pasta with tomatoes and spinach mixing well. Toss in bacon right before serving.