This classic BLT pasta salad recipe combines crispy bacon, locally grown produce, and bow tie pasta and tossed in creamy ranch dressing!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, creamy, ranch
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 335kcal
Ingredients
8oz.dry pasta
12slicesof baconsliced into slivers (1 package)
3medium tomatoeschopped
1/2cupchiveschopped
1head of butter lettucetorn into bite-sized pieces
1cupranch dressing
hard boiled eggsoptional
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.