Best 4 Bacon And Basil Pasta Salad Recipes

TOMATO, MOZZARELLA, BASIL AND BACON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Start by cooking the bacon. Heat an oven to 400 degrees, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spread the bacon out in a single layer. Cook for 10-12 minutes until the bacon is crispy, and then blot off excess grease with a paper towel. Let the bacon cool.
• Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente.
• Drain the pasta and let it cool for 5 minutes. Pour the pasta into a large bowl. Then add about 1/2 cup of the dressing and stir it into the pasta. I like to add the dressing while the pasta is still a little warm so the pasta soaks some of it up giving it more flavor. Let sit for 5 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Dice the tomatoes and place them in a bowl, and toss with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Dice the mozzarella, finely chop the basil, and crumble the bacon.
• Pour the tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and bacon over the pasta. Top with another 1/2 cup of dressing. You can opt to toss the ingredients together, but I thought that it looked pretty layered.

BACON AND BASIL PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool and then drain.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon over medium heat approximately 8 minutes or until crisp. Crumble bacon. Refrigerate until serving.
• In large bowl, mix pasta, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions.
• In small bowl beat vinegar and mustard with whisk before adding oil. Beat again until blended.
• Stir in basil, salt and pepper.
• Pour dressing over pasta mixture and combine. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
• Sprinkle with bacon and toss to combine just before serving.

BACON AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, boil 3 quarts of water, when boiling add 2 tablespoons kosher salt and the pasta and cook until the pasta is al dente.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, add bacon and saute until bacon is crispy. Remove bacon to drain on a paper towel-lined plate and remove 3/4 of the bacon fat from the pan. Add extra-virgin olive oil, onions, and red chili flakes. Cook until onions are translucent, add garlic, cook for 2 minutes then add tomatoes. Saute for 5 minutes, then deglaze with wine.
• Drain pasta and add to the tomato mixture pan. Add basil and bacon. Toss with Parmesan, and add salt and pepper, to taste.

CREAMY BACON & TOMATO PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water following pack instructions. Drain and run under cold water until completely cool.
• Meanwhile, mix the yogurt, mustard, honey, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil and some seasoning together in a large bowl. Toss the cooked pasta with the dressing, tomatoes, spinach and basil. Keep chilled until ready to serve, then crumble over the bacon.