This Pea and Bacon Pasta Salad is creamy and scrumptious! Excellent for any gathering.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love a great pasta salad and the bacon, peas and parmesan cheese on this one is an excellent mixture. You then prime it with a cream mayonnaise primarily based dressing and all of it comes collectively completely. In case you are a fan of inexperienced peas, it is a should make. We love them and the bacon with it’s so good!
SWAPS & HEALTHY HACKS
You possibly can swap out the bacon for turkey bacon. It can most likely be much less crispy, however it can nonetheless be good. You may as well use Greek yogurt instead of the mayonnaise. Actually, if I wished to make use of much less mayonnaise, I might do 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup of mayonnaise. If you wish to add extra protein, you can even use protein pasta.
CAN I CUT THIS RECIPE IN HALF?
Sure, you possibly can lower this recipe in half. So far as the dressing, simply do the perfect you possibly can, tasting it as you go to make sure it has the flavour you’re after. It’s versatile.
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Pea and Bacon Pasta Salad
This Pea and Bacon Pasta Salad is creamy and scrumptious. Great seasonings, parmesan cheese and a creamy dressing.
- 4 cups small shell pasta (raw)
- 1 (12 ounce) bundle of frozen peas – thawed about 3 cups
- 1 lb thick lower bacon cooked and chopped
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Dressing Components
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
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Cook dinner pasta based on bundle instructions. Drain and rinse in chilly water. Toss with the olive oil.
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Add all dressing components to a small bowl and whisk collectively till properly mixed.
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In a bigger bowl, add pasta, peas and bacon and pour in dressing. Toss till properly mixed. Subsequent add within the parmesan cheese. Combine once more.
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Chill for 3 hours earlier than serving.
You could possibly use any pasta with this recipe, we similar to the shells.
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