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Close-up of a colorful bacon pasta salad featuring rotini, crispy bacon, red peppers, peas, and diced onions.
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5 from 2 votes

Bacon Pasta Salad Recipe

Bacon pasta salad is a great cold side dish for a potluck or picnic. During a barbecue load it up with cheese and enjoy with hamburgers.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, cold, macaroni, pasta, pea, salad
Servings: 8
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 pot to boil noodles

Ingredients

  • 3 cup pasta dry noodles when measuring
  • 1/3 cup peas
  • 1/2 cup red pepper diced
  • 1/3 cup onion red, diced
  • 1/2 cup bacon cooked when measuring, chopped
  • 1/2 cup parmesan shredded

Dressing

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse under cold water.
  • Mix ingredients for dressing in a bowl and put cooled pasta in another larger bowl.
  • Add peas, red pepper, onion and bacon and gently mix together with pasta. Then add dressing and gently toss to coat everything. Sprinkle in remaining parmesan cheese and mix.
  • Cover, refrigerate for at least 1 hour ideally before serving.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 565mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 16.6mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 0.7mg