Bacon Pea Creamy Pasta Salad with lemon parmesan dressing
Bacon Pea Creamy Pasta Salad with lemon parmesan dressing

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Creamy Pasta Salad loaded with petite peas and crispy bacon is super quick and easy to make (with hardly any chopping) and smothered in tantalizing Lemon Parmesan dressing! This Creamy Pasta Salad is destined to become a new favorite dinner side or potluck crowd pleaser and couldn't be any easier! BLT Pasta Salad is bursting with not only crispy Bacon, crunchy Lettuce and juicy Tomatoes but fresh asparagus, peas and peppers doused in to-live-for bright, tangy, creamy Lemon Chive Dressing for the most irresistible pasta salad ever!

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have bacon pea creamy pasta salad with lemon parmesan dressing using 38 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Bacon Pea Creamy Pasta Salad with lemon parmesan dressing:
  1. Take Pasta salad:
  2. Prepare Pasta salad:
  3. Prepare 12 oz medium shells (I used chiocciole)
  4. Take 12 oz medium shells (I used chiocciole)
  5. Make ready 2 C frozen peas, thawed
  6. Get 2 C frozen peas, thawed
  7. Prepare 8 oz thick cut bacon, cooked and chopped
  8. Get 8 oz thick cut bacon, cooked and chopped
  9. Make ready 3/4 C sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  10. Get 3/4 C sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  11. Take 1/4 purple onion, shaved
  12. Make ready 1/4 purple onion, shaved
  13. Prepare 5 hard boiled eggs, sliced
  14. Prepare 5 hard boiled eggs, sliced
  15. Take Lemon parmesan dressing:
  16. Prepare Lemon parmesan dressing:
  17. Get 2/3 C mayo
  18. Take 2/3 C mayo
  19. Take 1/3 C olive oil
  20. Prepare 1/3 C olive oil
  21. Prepare 1/4 C parmesan cheese, finely grated
  22. Make ready 1/4 C parmesan cheese, finely grated
  23. Make ready 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  24. Prepare 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  25. Make ready 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
  26. Take 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
  27. Prepare 1 Tbsp white vinegar
  28. Prepare 1 Tbsp white vinegar
  29. Prepare 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  30. Make ready 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  31. Get 1 tsp dried basil
  32. Get 1 tsp dried basil
  33. Prepare 1 tsp dried chives
  34. Get 1 tsp dried chives
  35. Prepare 1/2 tsp each: onion powder, garlic powder
  36. Make ready 1/2 tsp each: onion powder, garlic powder
  37. Get 1/2 tsp each: salt, pepper, sugar
  38. Make ready 1/2 tsp each: salt, pepper, sugar

Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package directions. You can prep it ahead of time for the easiest, stress free potluck or barbecue side! What to serve with Creamy Pasta with Bacon and Peas. Side: Serve this up with a simple side salad, dressed with an olive oil and lemon dressing.

Steps to make Bacon Pea Creamy Pasta Salad with lemon parmesan dressing:
  1. Whisk together the lemon parmesan dressing ingredients in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. Cook pasta to al dente. Rinse with cold water and drain. Drizzle with a little olive oil to keep from sticking.
  3. If serving immediately, add cooled pasta, peas, bacon, cheddar cheese, onion and dressing in a large bowl and toss until well combined. Place sliced eggs on top.
  4. If not serving immediately, add cooled pasta and peas in a large bowl and toss with 1/2 the dressing. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to serve, add the onion, cheddar cheese, bacon and remaining dressing and toss until well combined. Place sliced eggs on top.
  5. Cook pasta to al dente. Rinse with cold water and drain. Drizzle with a little olive oil to keep from sticking.
  6. If serving immediately, add cooled pasta, peas, bacon, cheddar cheese, onion and dressing in a large bowl and toss until well combined. Place sliced eggs on top.
  7. If not serving immediately, add cooled pasta and peas in a large bowl and toss with 1/2 the dressing. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to serve, add the onion, cheddar cheese, bacon and remaining dressing and toss until well combined. Place sliced eggs on top.

Alternatively, you can serve some extra greens on the side like my Garlic Green Beans. Wine: The luscious creamy bacon sauce here calls out for a crisp dry white, like a dry Frascati or a Soave. See great recipes for Bacon Pea Creamy Pasta Salad with lemon parmesan dressing too! The crunch of the bacon and the freshness of the peas really add a nice balance to this dish. Immediately add frozen peas and stir for a minute or two.

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