Pasta salads are super easy to prepare and can be a great appetizer, side dish or even a meal. While I have a “go to” pasta salad I usually make for parties, I’m tired of always making the same one. That’s why I gave this Roasted Garlic BLT Pasta Salad Recipe a try and it was a hit with my family!
Roasted Garlic BLT Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 box of Campanelle Pasta (or you can also use Rotelli)
- 1 cup of Hidden Valley Roasted Garlic Dressing
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 package of bacon
- 20 grape tomatoes, cut in half
- Dash of salt
- Dash of pepper
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 cups of lettuce cut into big pieces
Directions
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water for about 12 minutes or until tender. * I added Garlic Powder to the water but you can use salt instead.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Once cooked, place on paper towels to absorb the grease.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain the pasta and place in a bowl.
- Add milk and stir.
- Mix in the cut tomatoes, Hidden Valley Roasted Garlic Dressing & Mayo
- Season with a dash of salt and pepper.
- Crumble the bacon into pieces and add; set aside 2 or 3 to garnish the pasta salad.
- Add the lettuce
- Garnish with the remaining bacon
- Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes and then serve. *Can also be served at room temperature.
With the holiday weekend coming up, I see me making this again for our celebrations! The only problem is that once my extended family gets a taste of it, they are going to want me to make it every time, LOL.
Want to give this Roasted Garlic BLT Pasta Salad a try? Check out this coupon good for $1.00 off any Hidden Valley Flavored Ranch Salad Dressing available at Walmart. Be sure to check out one (or all) of their newest flavors: Avocado Ranch, Cucumber Ranch, Light Cucumber Ranch, Sweet Chili, and Roasted Garlic (which is the one I used for this recipe).
Note: This post was sponsored by Hidden Valley Ranch and Data Rank. All opinions and ideas are my own.
In the summer time i love me a good pasta salad, especially at cookouts. And this one look quite delicious. Need to try these new Ranch flavors too.
This looks super yummy. Love all the ingredients!
I think that this is a great recipe. A good pasta recipe is always great in the summer. I like,the idea of adding garlic powder to the boiling pasta water.
This looks so yummy, would love to try this one day.
This pasta salad looks and sounds so good! I love pasta salads, especially during the summer. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
That looks good.
What a delicious way to use the ranch! This looks so flavorful!
Wow this looks so delicious! I love pasta salads. I will have to try this out. Thanks for sharing
This is a great recipe! I love discovering new recipes, especially pasta recipes. My family loves all things pasta 🙂
Making this with the Hidden Valley Roasted Garlic Dressing makes it easy! I love this pasta, it is perfect for a pasta salad – this lookds great!
This seems very simply delirious.
Yum! I love how easy this is to make. I’m definitely going to have to try this one.
Wow, I’ve never seen a pasta salad like this! I’ll have to try it.
This looks so good. I am making this.
i love anything garlicky. sounds yummy