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BLT Pasta Salad Recipe
This BLT Pasta Salad Recipe is that perfect summertime pasta salad for potlucks and barbecues! The pasta combined with juicy tomatoes, lettuce and bacon is like having a classic BLT sandwich served as a salad.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 as a side salad
Calories: 484 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 6 oz uncooked rotini pasta about 2 cups
- 4 cups romaine or iceberg lettuce rinsed, chopped and spun-dry
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 8 oz Bacon baked or air-fried and chopped
- 1/3 cup red onion finely chopped
For the Dressing
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt or to taste
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain the pasta and rinse under cold water, set aside to cool.
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing and whisk until creamy.
- In a large salad bowl, add the cooked pasta, chopped romaine, halved tomatoes, cooked bacon, and chopped red onion and toss.
- Just before serving, add the dressing to taste and gently toss until combined.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
484kcal
(24%)
Carbs
27g
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
14g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
957mg
(40%)
Potassium
466mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
2974IU
(59%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6as a side salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 484
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 484kcal | 24% |
| Carbs | 27g | |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 14g | 82% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 957mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 466mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2974IU | 59% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.