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BLT Macaroni Salad

4.41 from 10 votes

Dads like bacon so I thought a bacon, lettuce and tomato summer pasta salad would be a perfect side dish for your Father's Day picnic. The L in this BLT salad should really be an S but I didn't like the sound of a BST.

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 55

Yield: 7 servings

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

8 oz uncooked elbows (low carb or whole grain (brown rice pasta for gf))
4 slices 25% reduced fat center cut bacon
2 large ripe tomatoes (beefsteak or vine ripe, diced small)
4 tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise (I used Hellman's)
salt and fresh pepper to taste
2 cups baby spinach

Instructions

In a large skillet cook bacon on medium-low heat until crispy on both sides.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions.
Chop tomatoes and combine it along with any accumulated juice with mayonnaise and pepper in a medium bowl.
Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to cool.
Combine pasta with tomatoes and spinach mixing well. Toss in bacon right before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup, Calories: 149kcal, Carbohydrates: 26.5g, Protein: 5.5g, Fat: 4.5g, Sodium: 146.5mg, Fiber: 4g

- WW Points: 5

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