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Tired of rice or potato side dishes? Here’s a delicious side that is so easy, and your family will love it.

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

Directions:

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 or snow peas, diced yellow or zucchini squash, diced tomatoes, whatever you have available.

Enjoy!
the Rancher’s Daughter
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