15 Minute Easy BLT Pasta Salad (With Video)
This BLT Pasta Salad is a crisp and refreshing salad with a creamy homemade dressing. Perfect on its own as a main dish or as a side salad for a backyard BBQ! And it's ready in just 15 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blt, pasta salad
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 213kcal
Author: Cindy
Salad
- 2 cups pasta farfalle, fusilli or macaroni
- 1 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped
- 4 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
- 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
Dressing
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt Greek if available
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp vinegar red wine or apple cider vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente. Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the salad.
In a medium-large bowl, place the tomatoes, lettuce, bacon and red onion.
In a small bowl, mix ranch, yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar and pepper.
Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water to cool down.
Then toss pasta with the BLT mixture and the dressing until coated. Serve and enjoy!
If you want to make a vegetarian version, you can substitute in vegan bacon bits like these.
Calories: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1450IU | Vitamin C: 12.4mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.1mg | Net Carbs: 20g