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    BLT Pasta Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

    Published: Aug 5, 2020 · Modified: Apr 24, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A delicious homemade pasta salad with bacon, lettuce, tomato, croutons, and ranch dressing.

    Bacon and pasta lovers will love this BLT Pasta Salad!. The combination of textures from the bowtie pasta, romaine lettuce, bacon, and homemade croutons are tossed together with a tasty homemade ranch dressing.  This salad is a flavor burst in your mouth that you will look forward to every time you make it.

    BLT Pasta Salad is a great picnic salad, delicious on its own for lunch, or perfect beside your next burger.

    Overhead shot of BLT Pasta Salad in a brown bowl with red and tan towel in the background

    Summertime Salads Make Meals Easy 

    There is something about summer that makes a person want salad. It is so easy, and you can make it in so many different ways. I don't know about you, but we go through a lot of mayonnaise in our home once the warmer weather hits. Cold salads are a mainstay at the dinner table and a lot of those cold salads have a mayonnaise based dressing.

    What I loved the most about this BLT Pasta salad was the combination of textures, and the fact that it disappeared so fast that the lettuce never had time to think about wilting! All it took was a little prep time and the salad was good to go.

    a pair of hands dicing fresh tomatoes on a wooden cutting board

    The Ingredients in the BLT Pasta Salad

    Bowtie pasta was my choice. I chose this pasta because first off, I love its shape and think it looks nice in a salad. But, I also love how firm it is and how well it stands up to anything I make with it. And, there are enough little crevices in this pasta shape to trap some dressing for a burst of flavor.

    Choose a thick cut bacon. We like the flavor of bacon and this lightly cured, smoked over hardwood bacon is the absolute best out there. 

    Tomatoes 

    Romaine lettuce 

    Homemade Ranch Dressing

    Homemade Croutons

    a bowl of cooked bowtie pasta

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Allow the pasta to cool completely before assembling the salad. 
    • Use rotini pasta instead of bowtie
    • Substitute this Chipotle Salad Dressing for the Ranch.
    • Use bread chips in place of homemade croutons.
    • Add 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion for an extra boost of flavor.
    • Make it cheesy and stir in 1 cup cubed or shredded cheddar cheese.
    • Add some avocado to the BLT Pasta Salad and it becomes a BLAT.
    BLT Pasta Salad side view

    More Cold Pasta Salad Recipes To Enjoy

    Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

    Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

    Macaroni Salad with Tuna and Peas

    Orzo Chicken Salad 

    Parmesan Pasta Salad with Asparagus and Corn

    Pesto Pasta Salad

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    BLT Pasta Salad

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A delicious homemade pasta salad with bacon, lettuce, tomato, croutons, and ranch dressing.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Family Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 268 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 8 ounces bow tie pasta
    • 6 slices cooked bacon broken into bite sized pieces
    • 1 large tomato diced
    • 1 small head Romaine
    • [½ cup Homemade Ranch Dressing]
    • 2 cups Homemade Croutons

    Instructions
     

    • [mv_schema_meta name="toss pasta"]In a large mixing bowl, toss together the pasta, bacon, tomato, and lettuce. [mv_img id="3715"]
      toss pasta, bacon, lettuce in bowl
    • [mv_schema_meta name="add ranch dressing"]Pour the ranch dressing over top of the pasta mixture and toss. [mv_img id="3719"]
      adding ranch to salad
    • [mv_schema_meta name="toss croutons"]Add the croutons and toss to coat. [mv_img id="3717"]

    Video

    [adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="5Sn9Hs81" upload-date="Wed Aug 05 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)" name="BLT Pasta Salad" description="This BLT Pasta Salad is a perfect summer salad recipe with a combination of textures from bowtie pasta, romaine lettuce, bacon, and homemade croutons are tossed together with a tasty homemade ranch dressing."]

    Notes

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Allow the pasta to cool completely before assembling the salad. 
    • Use rotini pasta instead of 
    • Substitute this Chipotle Salad Dressing for the Ranch.
    • Use bread chips in place of homemade croutons.
    • Add 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion for an extra boost of flavor.
    • Make it cheesy and stir in 1 cup cubed or shredded cheddar cheese.
    • Add some avocado to the BLT Pasta Salad and it becomes a BLAT.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 8gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 522mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g
    Keyword BLT Pasta Salad
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Honeybunch Hunts is a website dedicated to sharing canning and dehydrating recipes, wild game recipes, fish, seafood, plant based recipes, and some DIY scattered in between. Written by Shelby Law Ruttan, is also author and owner of Grumpy’s Honeybunch, and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. Shelby has also authored two cookbooks, The One Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook.

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