Rae's Italian BS Pasta Salad |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This pasta salad comes together easily and is great for summer get-togethers. My family requests this all the time. I like to play with different veggies to add in variety. So play around with your favorites. Ingredients:
1 (12 ounce) package tri-colored spiral pasta |
1 pound bacon |
1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves |
1/3 cup italian-style dressing |
2 green onions, chopped |
1 (16 ounce) bottle creamy italian-style salad dressing |
3 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced |
1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives |
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spiral pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 12 minutes; drain.
2. Fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels and crumble. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
3. Wilt spinach in the skillet with reserved bacon grease over medium heat, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Toss cooked pasta with 1/3 cup Italian-style dressing in a large bowl; stir bacon, spinach, and green onions into coated pasta.
5. Stir creamy Italian-style dressing, tomatoes, and olives into pasta mixture. Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
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