BLT Pasta Salad is an easy summer party recipe to enjoy at your BBQ cookout. It includes all the goodness that I love: lots of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, bacon, parm, and of course, pasta!
When Spring arrives, I start making Pasta Salad. Not a classic one but my favorite BLT Pasta Salad!
Thanks to bacon, this salad has so much more flavor! Plus, lettuce and tomato make it more refreshing and lighter.
This BLT Pasta Salad will be a great treat for a crowd or a party cookout. Easy to make, you can prep all the ingredients on the morning and mix it with dressing before serving.
The amount of the ingredients in this recipes is really up to your taste. I always love to put some extra croutons in the salad to add some crunchiness.
This salad is perfect to serve at any barbecue party or a picnic. You can also make Potato Salad with Bacon and Egg that everyone will love!
How to cook bacon
I like to cook the bacon ahead of time. Place it on a baking pan with a wire rack, and bake it for about 18 minutes at 400°F, flipping it half-way through. Depending on your oven, timing may vary, so make sure you don’t overcook. When it is done, pat-dry in between of two sheets of paper towels and let it cool off. When I chop the bacon for the salad, I like to trim it a little bit removing fat to reduce the calories.
How to make BLT Pasta Salad
There is nothing easier than making a salad.
While my pasta is cooking, I chop the lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and bacon and grate Parmesan cheese. Put in a large mining bowl.
When pasta is cooked to your liking, drain and let it cool off for about 5 minutes. Then add to the salad and mix.
Add your favorite croutons, Caesar or Ranch dressing and mix again until well combined.
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BLT Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups Romane lettuce chopped
- 2 cups pasta cooked
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
- ¼ cup bacon cooked and chopped
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 2 cups croutons
- ¼ cup Cesar or Ranch dressing
Instructions
- Place bacon on a baking pan with a wire rack, bake it for about 18 minutes at 400°F, flipping it half-way through. When it is done, pat-dry in between of two sheets of paper towels and let it cool off. Trim the fat and chop.
- Cook pasta according to the box instructions, drain and let it cool off.
- Chop lettuce and cut cherry tomatoes in halves.
- Add all the ingredients together, add the dressing and mix it together.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
I can only imagine how crunchy this salad is and how satisfying! Absolutely perfect for a BBQ party.
Wow, I never thought to add bacon to my pasta salad, it looks so flavorful. Perfect salad for summer BBQ’s.
Pasta salads are so easy and so delicious! Perfect to bring to parties, potlucks, or when entertaining at home. Great flavors in this one!
We often have BLT’s for dinner at my house. We would LOVE this in a salad form! Looks amazing!
I love this pasta salad. You usually only see a pasta/veggie, not pasta, vegetables & lettuce too!
I love everything about this! I always forget how good the combination of pasta and lettuce can be in an awesome salad like this!
I love that you’ve turned these classic flavors into a great summer dish! It’s perfect for all the upcoming BBQs.
This looks AWESOME! I may just end up making this to bring to my in-laws’ house for Father’s Day! It looks like it’d be perfect alongside some BBQ!
BLTs are one of my favorites. They’re simple and delicious. I love how you transformed the same concept into a salad. I bet this would be a HUGE hit at a picnic!
Who doesn’t love a good blt? Love this twist with a salad! And just in time for the bbq season! This one will be happening soon 🙂
This salad absolutely screams “summer”! What a perfect recipe to bring to all those picnics and potlucks! Great tips on how to customize it, too – like dressing choices and those Trader Joe’s croutons (why haven’t I tried those before???)!
I love BLT’s and having it in a pasta salad is brilliant! I can’t wait to make this on this weekend as my sister is having a BBQ and I’m to bring a salad!! Yay!
I’ve never added bacon to pasta salad, but it seems like a no-brainer because it’s great on anything. Your addition of lettuce and croutons, though, is totally genius!