BLT Pasta Salad
I've seen a few different versions of BLT Salad or BLT Pasta Salad floating around on Pinterest. Rather than just recreating any of the ones I saw, I decided to make my own.
There's not really a "recipe" for this one since it's just salad, but here's a rough approximation of what I used:
1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
half red onion, diced
10 strips of bacon, cooked and drained
1 box pasta, cooked according to box instructions
While the pasta and bacon are cooking, chop up the lettuce and onions and put them into a large bowl with the tomatoes.
Drain pasta and run under cool water. Since the bacon will probably still be cooking, put pasta in a separate bowl and put in the fridge to cool.
Once bacon is cooked, remove to paper towel covered plate to drain fat. Once cool enough to handle, chop. If the bacon is still a little warm, put it into a separate bowl and put into the fridge for a minutes to cool off.
Combine all ingredient in a large bowl. Mix well. If you're serving a lot of people, toss with ranch dressing to taste. Otherwise, serve in individual sized bowls and cover lefotvers in the fridge.
To keep things different and so I didn't get sick of eating salad, I shredded a chicken breast and added a small can of corn (drained).
It was a little weird putting pasta in a vegetable salad, but it was super tasty and much more filling than a regular salad -- perfect for a filling meal on a hot summer day!
To find out about our heat wave and get my fiance's opinion, head on over to Elfie's Edibles.
There's not really a "recipe" for this one since it's just salad, but here's a rough approximation of what I used:
1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
half red onion, diced
10 strips of bacon, cooked and drained
1 box pasta, cooked according to box instructions
While the pasta and bacon are cooking, chop up the lettuce and onions and put them into a large bowl with the tomatoes.
Drain pasta and run under cool water. Since the bacon will probably still be cooking, put pasta in a separate bowl and put in the fridge to cool.
Once bacon is cooked, remove to paper towel covered plate to drain fat. Once cool enough to handle, chop. If the bacon is still a little warm, put it into a separate bowl and put into the fridge for a minutes to cool off.
Combine all ingredient in a large bowl. Mix well. If you're serving a lot of people, toss with ranch dressing to taste. Otherwise, serve in individual sized bowls and cover lefotvers in the fridge.
To keep things different and so I didn't get sick of eating salad, I shredded a chicken breast and added a small can of corn (drained).
It was a little weird putting pasta in a vegetable salad, but it was super tasty and much more filling than a regular salad -- perfect for a filling meal on a hot summer day!
To find out about our heat wave and get my fiance's opinion, head on over to Elfie's Edibles.