Pasta Salad… in November?

Okay, so I know this time of year is all about soups, stews, more comforting foods for the colder weather… and don’t get me wrong, I LOVE those types of dishes.  I do like to lighten things up from time to time and keep things refreshing 🙂  We tried a new pasta salad the other night, and it was a great treat!  The inspiration for this dish came from this website that I found on Pinterest.  I was a bit distracted while cooking, so I don’t have step by step pictures for this one, but it’s an easy recipe to follow 🙂  This recipe is unique because the sauce has balsamic vinegar in it, which adds a distinctly wonderful flavor!

I should also add, that I generally bake my bacon, and sprinkle it with pepper and crushed rosemary.  It adds a little extra flavor 🙂

Recipe adapted from Errens Kitchen

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Pasta Salad with Bacon and Green Onions

5 from 1 vote

Author: The Chunky Chef

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

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A great side dish, year round!

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 lb pasta of your choice I used whole wheat Fusilli
• ▢ 12 strips bacon cooked and chopped
• ▢ 3 green onions sliced
• ▢ 1/2 cup cucumber peeled and chopped
• ▢ 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
• ▢ 1 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• ▢ 3/4 cup mayo
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Boil your pasta just shy of al dente, drain, and let cool.
• Cook your bacon, and crumble.
• Chop your cucumber and green onions.
• In a large bowl, whisk your mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Add pasta to the large bowl, add the bacon, cucumber and green onions, and stir to combine.

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The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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