20-Minute BLT Pasta Salad

Ashley Manila

This 20 Minute BLT Pasta Salad is quick, easy, and a summertime staple in our house! Perfect for parties or potlucks. And easily adaptable!

4.91 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

1 pound bow tie pasta
1 cup zesty Italian salad dressing
1/2 cup creamy Ranch salad dressing
1 pound thick cut bacon cut into strips or crumbled (I think strips looks prettier, but it's a little more work)
2 large ripe tomatoes diced (heirlooms work great here if you can get your hands on them)
2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
10 leaves crispy romaine lettuce washed, dried, and chopped into bite sized pieces
1/3 cup red onion diced
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes.
Drain pasta and rinse under cold water until cool.
While the water is coming to a boil, heat a skillet over medium heat; add bacon strips, and cook until crispy, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
Place cooled pasta in a large serving bowl; set aside.
In a small bowl combine zesty Italian dressing and ranch, mix well. Add dressing to pasta and toss well to coat pasta.
Add bacon, lettuce, tomato, and onion to the pasta bowl, mix well to combine, and season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve at once, or chill until needed.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/20-minute-blt-pasta-salad/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-38746":{"type":"food","name":"20-Minute BLT Pasta Salad","slug":"wprm-20-minute-blt-pasta-salad","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BLT-Pasta-Salad-19.jpg","rating":{"count":10,"total":49,"average":4.91,"type":{"comment":10,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"1","unit":"pound","name":"bow tie pasta","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4990,"id":3545,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"zesty Italian salad dressing","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4975,"id":2012,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"creamy Ranch salad dressing","notes":"","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4975,"id":2030,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"1","unit":"pound","name":"thick cut bacon","notes":"cut into strips or crumbled (I think strips looks prettier, but it's a little more work)","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4990,"id":3931,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"2","unit":"large","name":"ripe tomatoes","notes":"diced (heirlooms work great here if you can get your hands on them)","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4984,"id":5215,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"large","unitParsed":"large"}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"2","unit":"cups","name":"cherry tomatoes","notes":"cut in half","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4977,"id":1978,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"10","unit":"leaves","name":"crispy romaine lettuce","notes":"washed, dried, and chopped into bite sized pieces","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":5216,"id":5217,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"10","unit":"leaves","unitParsed":"leaves"}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"red onion","notes":"diced","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"unit_id":4975,"id":906,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Salt and pepper","notes":"to taste ","link":{"url":"","nofollow":"default"},"id":1195,"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}}],"originalServings":"8","originalServingsParsed":8,"currentServings":"8","currentServingsParsed":8,"currentServingsFormatted":"8","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}