5.0 from 9 votes
Easy BLT Pasta Salad
This 30-minute no-brainer side dish is perfect to throw together right before the potluck! Bacon, lettuce, and tomato have never been so right together. Add some grilled or rotisserie chicken to make it a quick dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 560 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces rotini pasta
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2-3 tablespoons BBQ sauce or to taste
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste
- black pepper to taste
- dash cayenne pepper
- 1/2 bunch green onions sliced (to taste)
- 2-4 tomatoes chopped, (depending on how much you like tomatoes)
- 1/2 head ice berg lettuce chopped, or more to taste*
- 1 pound thick-cut bacon cooked and crumbled/chopped
Instructions
- In a 3 quart pot, boil a couple quarts of water. Add a tablespoon of salt. When it boils, add the pasta and stir occasionally until it is al dente. (Don't over cook!) Check the packaging for times.
- Drain the noodles in a colander and rinse with cold water. If you are in a big rush, add some ice cubes to the noodles and stir every now and then. If your dressing is not ready, drizzle with olive oil to keep the noodles from sticking to each other.
- In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, BBQ sauce, garlic, vinegar, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Stir well.
- Add the cooled pasta, the green onions, tomatoes, add lettuce. Stir in the bacon just before serving. Keep refrigerated.
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Notes
- *Make sure you chop up the crunchy inside part...I peeled off the first couple layers of leafy green on the outside. You know, the healthiest part...
- I highly recommend baking your bacon! So much easier.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl
Calories
560kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Potassium
404mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
580IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 560
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 560kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 404mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 580IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.