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BLT Pasta Salad

All the flavors of a BLT sandwich, but in pasta form and it actually holds up cold all day. The bacon can be cooked ahead and stored in the fridge, so morning assembly is just tossing everything together. Kids who won't touch a regular salad will eat this without blinking.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups bow tie pasta cooked and cooled
  • 4 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup romaine lettuce chopped small
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Cook pasta, drain, and rinse under cold water until fully cooled.
  2. Whisk mayonnaise and lemon juice together with salt and pepper to make a simple dressing.
  3. Combine pasta, bacon, and cherry tomatoes in a bowl and toss with dressing.
  4. Add romaine lettuce right before packing so it stays as crisp as possible.
  5. Pack in a sealed container and keep chilled with an ice pack.