BLT Pasta Salad + Video
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BLT Pasta Salad is bursting with flavor and so easy and quick to throw together. This simple but so delicious twist on your favorite sandwich is always a hit at potlucks and parties!
BLT Pasta Salad is made with a creamy mayonnaise dressing and tastes amazingly flavorful and fresh.
Crispy, crumbled bacon, crunchy lettuce, and sweet cherry tomatoes are tossed with pasta and a delicious creamy dressing. This simple pasta salad recipe is a crowd-pleaser and makes a great side dish or dinner during the Summer months!
This creamy pasta salad recipe is one of my favorite side dishes to bring to a cookout. It’s super easy to make and uses only simple ingredients!
Summer is approaching fast and that means it’s time to set up the picnic table and fire up the grill!
This BLT Salad with Pasta is perfect for summer BBQ’s and picnics and made with simple ingredients! If you are looking for more delicious, easy pasta salad recipes, check out my Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing that is always a hit and a reader favorite.
Helpful Tips to make BLT Pasta Salad:
- Cook your bacon in the oven to keep your kitchen clean of all those splatters and to get the bacon perfectly crispy.
- Iceberg lettuce would be a great substitute for the Romaine lettuce in this BLT Pasta Salad Recipe.
- The top part of the romaine lettuce is sometimes flimsy, use the leafs closest to the bottom stem for maximum crunch.
- You can use any shape of pasta for this recipe! I often use fusilli but bow tie pasta would also be great in this salad.
- The pasta needs to be cold before you add the dressing because of the mayonnaise. Rinse and drain the pasta in cold water after cooking then drizzle it with a little bit of olive oil if you like to keep it from sticking together.
- You can make this salad ahead of time! Just throw everything together except the lettuce, bacon, and ⅓ of the dressing. Add those just before serving for the best flavor and crunch!
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RECIPE VIDEO
Watch the video below to see how easy it is to make this recipe!
BLT Pasta Salad + Video
Ingredients
Pasta Salad
- 16 ounce pasta
- 12 ounces sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
Dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions on the package. Rinse with cool water and drain, then add to a large bowl. Set aside and let cool for 10-20 minutes.
- In the meantime, make the dressing. In a mixing bowl add mayo, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined.
- Add crumbled bacon, cherry tomatoes, and half of the lettuce to the cooked pasta. Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine. Stir in remaining lettuce.
- Serve garnished with chopped chives.
Video
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
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My family doesn't like mayo or sour cream. Can you suggest an alternative dressing? Would an Italian or oil & vinegar based dressing work? Thank you!
I would try using Greek yoghurt as a substitute, Jenni.
I would think you could use your favorite Italian dressing. I make a similar pasta salad w Italian dressing,Pasta, Red Onion, Black olives, Tomato, marinated artichoke hears, salami, etc
Haven't made it yet, but what about dressing up plain Greek yogurt? Just a thought.
That would work, Jenni
Can I leave out sour cream?
Do you really need to use the apple cider vinegar in the dressing
I made it before and it's delicious. Saved recipe to my phone. That's what I am bringing to a picnic this weekend. I better make plenty as we are FIVE generations!
This is a much better way to have a BLT! I love the pasta with everything. It all came together perfectly.
What about with whole wheat pasta?
I haven’t made it yet, but will this summer. Why do people always want to change the recipes??? My family doesn’t like mayo or sour cream either, but when you put it in a dressing with other ingredients is anyone really going to taste either of those ingredients? Someone else asked if you have to use red wine vinegar…..that’s what the recipe says.