Creamy Pasta Salad
A delicious and easy creamy pasta salad perfect for picnics and gatherings, combining tender pasta with a flavorful creamy dressing and fresh ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz small pasta noodles
- 2 cup frozen peas thawed
- 12 oz thick cut bacon cooked and chopped
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp granulated sugar to taste
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder to taste
- 1/2 tsp onion powder to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente and drain.
- Cook bacon until crisp then chop into pieces.
- In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise olive oil apple cider vinegar sugar salt garlic powder onion powder and black pepper to make the dressing.
- Add cooked pasta peas bacon and parmesan cheese to the dressing and toss until evenly coated.
- Chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- For best flavor prepare the salad a few hours ahead to allow the dressing to meld with the ingredients
- You can substitute bacon with turkey bacon for a lighter version
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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