BLT Pasta Salad

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound bucatini

2-3 handfuls baby spinach

12-15 cherry tomatoes, one regular-sized container

1/2 pound bacon, fried, chopped, and grease reserved

1/2 cup mayo

1 tablespoon sun dried tomato & basil spread

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

2 teaspoons bacon grease

1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano

Directions

Cook the bucatini according to package direction. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Chop the tomatoes in half, and toss the pasta with the spinach, tomatoes, and bacon.

Combine the mayo, sun dried tomatoes, garlic salt, and bacon grease. Mix well until combined. Toss the sauce over the pasta salad until everything is evenly coated.

Chill for an hour, minimum, and give a liberal sprinkling of Parmigiano Reggiano before serving.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 359
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 40 mg
• Sodium: 750 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 21 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 15 g