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Dreamy Creamy Pasta Salad

Posted By ranch On February 6, 2010 @ 10:04 pm In | No Comments

Recipe: Dreamy Creamy Pasta Salad


Summary: Tired of potato and rice side dishes? This dreamy creamy pasta salad can be on your dinner table tonight.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces of pasta (I mix elbow macaroni, piccolini, and colorful rotini)
  • Red and/or yellow bell pepper
  • Green onion bulbs
  • Celery
  • Black Olives
  • Bacon
  • Salt, Pepper, Italian Seasoning
  • Mayonnaise
  • Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon and set aside to drain.
  2. Dice all of the vegetables. Total of all vegetables is 1 cup per 8 ounces of pasta, no need to get too exact here.
  3. Assemble the vegetables on a plate, sprinkle with Italian Seasoning, salt and pepper, and set aside.
  4. This pasta dish is best served warm, so finish other dinner preparations.
  5. About 15 minutes before dinner, cook pasta according to directions.
  6. Drain pasta, DO NOT RINSE.
  7. Add vegetables and crumbled bacon to pasta.
  8. Add mayonnaise to pasta and stir, use about 1/2 cup per 8 ounces of pasta, or according to taste.
  9. Stir gently with rubber spatula.
  10. Add grated Parmesan Cheese to top and pepper again.
  11. Serve immediately.
  12. Be creative with this recipe. You can add leftover meats like chicken, beef sausage, cheddar cheese, green peas, whatever you have available.

Do not forget to try this with my stadium style hot dogs. I have that recipe published elsewhere, but will add it here shortly and will add a link back on this page.

Enjoy!
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