How to Make Creamy Pasta Salad Everyone Will Love
This pasta salad is rich and creamy, packed with sweet peas, crunchy bacon, and tender noodles, all smothered in a velvety dressing. It makes an ideal side dish for dinners, potlucks, or barbecues.
Ingredients
- 12 oz small pasta noodles
- 2 cup frozen peas thawed
- 12 oz thick cut bacon cooked and chopped
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
For the Creamy Dressing:
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp granulated sugar to taste
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder to taste
- 1/2 tsp onion powder to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta noodles in a large pot of water according to their package directions, until cooked al dente. Drain the water out, and rinse the noodles in cold water.
- While the pasta is cooking, make sure the peas are thawed, bacon is cooked and crumbled, and parmesan is grated. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, add the mayonnaise, olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Whisk them together till combined.
- Add the pasta, peas, bacon, and parmesan to a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the top. Stir it all together till everything is coated evenly in the dressing.
- Cover the pasta bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and place it in the fridge to chill for 1 to 2 hours, or serve immediately.