Tangy BLT Pasta Salad with Greek Yogurt
This BLT pasta salad comes with a tangy twist of greek yogurt, mayonnaise, and of course, the classic BLT ingredients you know and love.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 433kcal
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- large pot
- strainer
- spatula
Ingredients
- 16 oz elbow macaroni
- 4 slices bacon finely diced
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes quartered
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- ¾ cup greek yogurt room temperature
- ¼ cup mayonnaise room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Cook, then drain and let cool elbow macaroni pasta, then add to a large mixing bowl with quartered cherry tomatoes and diced bacon.
- Mix together the greek yogurt with mayonnaise until fully combined. To the pasta and tomatoes and bacon, pour the greek yogurt and mayo mixture into the pasta and mix to combine. Make sure all the pasta is coated.
- Add in the shredded lettuce, salt, and pepper, then use a spatula to fold in and combine well. Let set in the fridge for at least one hour before serving.
Notes
To yield the best results while eating, let the pasta salad chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours. In my experience from making a variety of pasta salads, you want the flavors to meld together, and when it chills, it helps all of the creaminess come together as well as the other flavors of the ingredients. It's best to let the mixed pasta salad chill before serving.
Dice the bacon smaller than you may think. In my first test of this, I diced the bacon and left it in pretty large pieces, which, fine, at the same time, I would have liked the bacon to be more dispersed. I would suggest finely dicing the bacon into smaller bites, liken to bacon bits (sort of).
If you want added crunch, use shredded cabbage! Cabbage actually has a delicious flavor in this, and softens when set in the fridge mixed with all of the other ingredients. I accidentally used cabbage the first time I made this, and I loved it.
Nutrition
Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 566mg | Potassium: 358mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg
