How To Make BLT Tortellini Pasta Salad
Turn a classic BLT sandwich into a delicious pasta salad that you can share with a crowd. It’s loaded with bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and more.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbcheese filled tortellini
- ½lbbacon
- 3cupromaine lettuce,chopped
- 1½cupsgrape tomatoes,halved
- 1avocado,diced
- ¼red onion,sliced thin
- 3tbspflat Italian parsley,chopped
For Dressing:
- 1cupplain greek yogurt,or mayonnaise
- ½cupmilk
- 3tbspranch seasoning mix
Instructions
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In a large pot, boil salted water and cook the tortellini according to the directions on the package. Drain and then place in a bowl of ice water to chill. Once the ice melts and the pasta is cold, drain again.
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Cook the bacon over medium heat in a skillet or bake in the oven. Drain the bacon on a paper towel lined plate. Chop up when cooled.
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For the dressing, whisk together the Greek yogurt (or mayonnaise), milk, and ranch seasoning.
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In a large bowl, add tortellini, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, and parsley. Pour on desired amount of dressing and toss until evenly coated.
Nutrition
- Calories: 271.78kcal
- Fat: 19.93g
- Saturated Fat: 6.68g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.49g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.72g
- Carbohydrates: 14.31g
- Fiber: 4.28g
- Sugar: 5.34g
- Protein: 10.42g
- Cholesterol: 28.99mg
- Sodium: 376.00mg
- Calcium: 90.51mg
- Potassium: 467.34mg
- Iron: 1.78mg
- Vitamin A: 120.33µg
- Vitamin C: 11.17mg
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