Description
Creamy Pasta Salad is a delicious and satisfying dish perfect for picnics, potlucks, or a simple weeknight dinner. This recipe combines tender pasta noodles, sweet peas, crispy bacon, and tangy parmesan cheese, all tossed in a creamy and flavorful dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta Salad:
- 12 oz small pasta noodles
Creamy Dressing:
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp granulated sugar (to taste)
- 1 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp onion powder (to taste)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper (to taste)
Additional:
- 2 cup frozen peas (thawed)
- 12 oz thick-cut bacon (cooked and chopped)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil pasta noodles until al dente, then drain and rinse with cold water.
- Prepare Ingredients: Thaw peas, cook and chop bacon, and grate parmesan cheese.
- Make Dressing: In a bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.
- Combine: In a large bowl, mix pasta, peas, bacon, and parmesan. Pour dressing over and toss to coat evenly.
- Chill: Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or serve immediately.
Notes
- This salad can be customized with additional veggies like cherry tomatoes or diced bell peppers.
- Adjust the seasoning in the dressing to suit your taste preferences.
- For a lighter version, use Greek yogurt in place of some or all of the mayonnaise.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Creamy Pasta Salad, Pasta Salad Recipe, Easy Salad Recipe
