22 bacon pasta salad italian Recipes

pasta, boiled with salt,drained and rinsed in cold water (your choice...we usually use rotelle or rotini), italian dressing (we use fat-free viva italian, or fat-free walden farms italian), stuffed green olive, sliced or chopped, carrot, shredded or diced, cucumber, quartered and sliced (optional), grape tomatoes or 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (optional), imitation bacon bits (bacos), shredded mozzarella cheese (optional), salt , to taste, course ground pepper , to taste

sliced pancetta (italian bacon), orecchiette (ear-shaped pasta), kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar, peeled melon (any variety), coarsely chopped fresh mint, divided, sliced scallion, crushed red pepper flakes, freshly ground black pepper, ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta), shaved, or crumbled feta

tri-colored spiral pasta, bacon, baby spinach leaves, italian-style dressing, green onions, chopped, creamy italian-style salad dressing, roma (plum) tomatoes, diced, sliced black olives

shell pasta, tomatoes, diced, bacon bits, shredded parmesan cheese, kraft italian dressing, red onion, diced, broccoli florets, baby carrots, diced, red pepper, diced, green pepper, diced, garlic powder, baby peas, drained, diced ham (optional)

tri-color rotini pasta, roma (plum) tomatoes, quartered, cucumber, quartered and sliced, green bell pepper, minced, red onion, minced, sliced black olives, zesty lite italian-style salad dressing , or to taste, bacon bits, dried cranberries , or to taste

corkscrew macaroni , cooked al dente, tomatoes, seeded and diced, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, white onion, diced, sliced black olives, hormel real bacon bits, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, wish bone romano basil vinaigrette (or your favorite italian dressing), grated parmesan cheese

olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, slender asparagus spears, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces, yellow squash, cut into half rounds, red pepper, diced, arugula leaf, coarsely chopped, scallions, sliced, bacon , cooked crisp and diced, pasta (cooked, drained, rinsed and cooled ), wisconsin fontina cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, wisconsin parmesan cheese, grated, italian dressing, salt , to taste, red pepper flakes , to taste

chopped romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, whole wheat rotini, cooked and drained (or multi-grain pasta), colby-monterey jack cheese, crumbles (2 percent milk reduced fat), chopped cucumber, unpeeled, fat-free honey ham, chopped, bacon, cooked, crumbled, zesty reduced-fat italian salad dressing

salad rotini pasta (any variety will do, but this is my favorite), tomato, diced, kidney beans, drained & rinsed, sliced black olives, italian dressing, any brand, crouton , favorite variety, bacon bits, parmesan cheese

pasta (i like ditallini), chicken, olive oil, parsley flakes, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt & pepper, bleu cheese salad dressing, bacon bits, parmesan cheese

multi-colored spiral shaped pasta, cooked, rinsed with cold water, drained, black olives, sliced, bacon, thick-sliced, cooked and crumbled, roma tomatoes, diced, broccoli, diced, parmesan cheese, grated, italian dressing , bernstein s cheese and garlic

boneless skinless chicken breasts, fresh lime juice, water, montreal brand steak seasoning, kosher salt, paprika, olive oil, tomato paste, italian dressing, barbecue sauce, rotini pasta, cooked crumbled bacon, red onion, black beans, cheddar cheese, grated

penne pasta, half pint red cherry tomatoes, halved, half pint yellow cherry tomatoes, halved, i don tsp always have both colors, all red is fine, baby spinach leaves - stems chopped off, jumbo ripe olives, drained , slice olives in half lengthwise, chopped roasted red pepper, red onion, chopped fine, about 1/2 a keilebasa, diced small, half lb thick cut bacon, cut into small pieces and fried crisp, mozzerella cheese, cut into small cubes , or, bite size balls, halved, good italian dressing (i use ken s 3 cheese northern italian, parmesan, garlic pepper, salad supreme seasoning

bow tie pasta, cooked and drained, bacon, cooked and crumbled, green bell pepper, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, tomato, seeded and chopped, kalamata olives in red wine vinegar, sliced, italian cheese blend, mayonnaise or 1/2-1 cup salad dressing, sour cream, hidden valley ranch dressing mix, cayenne pepper, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper

corkscrew or spiral pasta, italian dressing, mayonnaise, chopped, cooked rotisserie chicken, muenster or monterey jack cheese, cubed, crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled, avocado, chopped, chopped celery and green pepper, grape tomatoes, halved

red wine vinegar, honey, garlic , smashed and chopped, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, olive oil, bacon, ditalini pasta , cooked al dente and cooled, crumbled gorgonzola, hearts romaine, chopped, head red cabbage, chopped, head iceberg, chopped, tomatoes, chopped, red onion, minced

leek, washed and sliced, lean bacon, cooked and chopped (or 1/2 to 3/4 cup real bacon bits), evaporated milk, italian salad dressing mix, butter, head cabbage, thinly sliced, pasta (optional), sunflower seeds (optional), crouton (optional), parmesan cheese (optional)

romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, rotini pasta, american cheese, honey-roasted ham, bacon, italian dressing, avocados