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Meat Lover’s Pasta Salad
Loaded with three kinds of meat and dressed with homemade Italian dressing.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
6
6-8 servings
Calories:
799
kcal
Author:
Lyuba Brooke
Ingredients
½
lb.
dry rotini pasta
8
oz.
bacon strips
uncooked
6
oz.
diced pepperoni
6
oz.
diced salami
1
cup
sweet corn
½
cup
diced onion
8
oz.
halved cherry tomatoes
2
oz.
shaved Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste
Dressing:
½
cup
of olive oil
2
Tbsp.
balsamic vinegar
1
Tbsp.
lemon juice
2
garlic cloves
1
tsp.
sugar
¼
tsp
dry thyme
½
tsp
dry oregano
1
tsp
dry basil
Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook bacon in the oven while you are prepping everything else, about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Once cooked, crumble bacon to pieces.
Place ingredients for the dressing in a blender. Pulse a few times and set aside.
Cook pasta according to the package and set aside to cool.
Dice your meats, onion and tomatoes.
In a large bowl, combine pasta, bacon pieces, pepperoni, salami, corn, onion, and tomatoes. Mix well and add a little salt to taste.
Pour the dressing in the pasta mixture and mix until all combined.
Carefully fold in shaved Parmesan cheese.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
P.S. this pasta salad tastes great warm, freshly made, too!
Nutrition
Calories:
799
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
40
g
|
Protein:
26
g
|
Fat:
59
g
|
Saturated Fat:
18
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
7
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
31
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
81
mg
|
Sodium:
1499
mg
|
Potassium:
525
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
|
Vitamin A:
348
IU
|
Vitamin C:
12
mg
|
Calcium:
145
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg