This dish for spaghetti salad with bacon and avocado is delicious! All of your favorites combined with creamy bliss!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- ½ (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
- 1 ripe avocado, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle creamy Italian salad dressing (such as Marie’s®)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- ½ cup diced green onions
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
- 1 medium tomato, diced
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop when cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
- While pasta is cooking, place chopped avocado in a small bowl. Drizzle with lemon juice and toss gently to coat.
- Rinse pasta under cool water and drain; transfer to a large bowl. Add chopped bacon, salad dressing, Monterey Jack cheese, green onions, black olives, and tomatoes; stir to combine. Gently stir in avocados. Place in the refrigerator to chill, 8 hours to overnight.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 534 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 1454 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I just couldn’t bring myself to use a whole pound of bacon for a half pound of pasta, so I cut the bacon back to a half pound. Other than that I made no changes to this recipe and it turned out very good! I can only imagine what it would be like with the full pound of bacon! Took this to a family picnic where it was very well received. I was only able to let it sit for about 4 hours and it was still quite good!Thanks for sharing your recipe!