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October 30, 2018 By Brandy Leave a Comment

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Classic BLT Pasta Salad Recipe With Creamy Ranch Dressing

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This classic BLT pasta salad recipe combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta and tossed in creamy ranch dressing!

This classic BLT pasta salad recipe combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

I’m a soup and salad kind of gal and definitely take after my mom. She makes the best pasta and green salads! This BLT pasta salad recipe is a throwback to my childhood. It’s simple, it’s basic, but I think that the best family recipes are! Why do we try to complicate things? Crispy bacon, vine-ripened tomatoes, butter lettuce, chives, mini bow tie pasta, and ranch dressing. If you really want to get fancy, add chopped hard boiled eggs (I like cutting them in half and make enough for each serving to have one). And for a traditional pasta salad recipe with a vinegar based dressing be sure to try this one. The secret is the dressing!

This classic BLT pasta salad combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

Because this salad has lettuce, it’s best served right away. If you’d like to prep ahead of time, chop everything and leave it in individual bowls until serving time. Then toss it with dressing and you’re good to go. You can also set it up salad bar style and let your family make their own pasta salad bowls. Either way it’s delish!

This classic BLT pasta salad combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

We’ve lived here in Virginia for over a year and just this week I noticed a HUGE sign over the produce section at Walmart that said: “Grown Close to Home”. So I started looking at the produce in my cart and, sure enough, several items were grown right here in Virginia by local farmers. In fact, Walmart purchases fruits and vegetables directly from growers right here in my own home state. Who knew?

Classic BLT Pasta Salad Recipe

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8 oz. dry pasta

12 slices of bacon, sliced into slivers (1 package)

3 medium tomatoes, chopped

1/2 c. chives, chopped

1 head of butter lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces

1 c. ranch dressing

hard boiled eggs, optional

Prepare pasta. Drain and let cool. While pasta cooks, prepare bacon.

This classic BLT pasta salad combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

I like slicing my bacon into tiny slivers then pan cooking it until crispy. It cooks very quickly and it so delicious. DON’T even think of substituting bacon bits in this BLT pasta salad recipe! It’s definitely worth using real bacon.

You’ll want to get rid of most of that grease, so let the bacon drain on a plate with a few paper towels.

This classic BLT pasta salad combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

Place pasta, tomatoes, chives, bacon and lettuce into a large bowl. Toss with ranch dressing. If pasta seems dry, add more dressing right before serving. Add sliced hard boiled eggs on top.

This classic BLT pasta salad combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta. Tossed in a creamy ranch dressing, it's sure to be a hit at any gathering!

Walmart backs its fresh produce promise with a 100 percent money-back guarantee. If customers are not completely satisfied with Walmart’s produce, they can bring back their receipt for a full refund. No questions asked and no need to bring back the produce. This is a great service to customers because sometimes you have to go home and slice into something to tell if it’s fresh. I hate wasting produce and have many times in the past because it didn’t hold to the “fresh by” date that was on the package.

CLASSIC BLT PASTA SALAD RECIPE

This classic BLT pasta salad recipe combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta and tossed in creamy ranch dressing!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 335kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. dry pasta
  • 12 slices of bacon sliced into slivers (1 package)
  • 3 medium tomatoes chopped
  • 1/2 cup chives chopped
  • 1 head of butter lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup ranch dressing
  • hard boiled eggs optional

Instructions

  • Prepare pasta. Drain and let cool. While pasta cooks, prepare bacon.
  • I like slicing my bacon into tiny slivers then pan cooking it until crispy. It cooks very quickly and it so delicious. DON'T even think of substituting bacon bits in this BLT pasta salad recipe! It's definitely worth using real bacon.
  • You'll want to get rid of most of that grease, so let the bacon drain on a plate with a few paper towels.
  • Place pasta, tomatoes, chives, bacon and lettuce into a large bowl. Toss with ranch dressing. Add sliced hard boiled eggs on top.

Notes

If pasta seems dry, add more dressing right before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal

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