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Bacon and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad

Our fresh bacon, tomatoes, and sweet peas tossed together with pasta. Add in Dukes mayo and salt/pepper and you've got a winner. Enjoy this pasta salad as a main dish, side dish, or even as the flavor on top of a bowl of your favorite crisp greens! It's surely one you'll be making often. 
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Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Snack, Supper
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Fresh Bacon (From Rizer's of course!)
  • 1 box Favorite Pasta- we used shells
  • 1 can Sweet Peas Make sure to drain them
  • 1 can Mild Rotel
  • 1/4 cup Dukes Mayo
  • pinch salt/pepper

Equipment

  • 1 pot
  • 1 pan
  • 1 large bowl

Method
 

  1. Boil pasta in large pot on stove until done. While pasta is boiling, you can go ahead and cook the bacon. Place large pan on stovetop and turn heat to medium. Cook bacon until done and crispy. Place cooked bacon on paper towel to drain the excess grease and cool down. Once cooled, chop bacon finely and set aside.
    Once pasta is done, drain excess water and place I large bowl.
  2. To the pasta, add 1 can drained sweet peas and 1 can drained Rotel. Add chopped bacon. Sprinkle in salt and pepper. Add Mayo and stir.
  3. Serve then or place in fridge for a cool salad. Enjoy!