Sunflower Bacon And Parmesan Bow Tie Pasta Salad Recipes

BOWTIE PASTA SALAD RECIPE WITH ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a roaring boil and cook the pasta to al dente according to package instructions. Drain and rinse under cool running water until just warm to the touch.
• Transfer to a large mixing bowl and toss with a 1/4 cup of Italian dressing and a generous pinch of salt. Set aside and allow to cool completely while you prepare the vegetables.
• Add the tomatoes, Mozzarella, olives, and basil the bowl, along with the remaining 1/2 cup of Italian dressing. Toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper.

RANCH, BACON, AND PARMESAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Transfer to a bowl, and refrigerate until cool, at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, let cool, and chop.
• In a large salad bowl, stir together the ranch dressing, bacon, Parmesan cheese, carrot, celery, and red onion until well combined. Lightly stir in the cooled pasta to coat with dressing, and refrigerate 2 hours to blend flavors before serving.

BOW-TIE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2. In a smaller bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar.
• 3. Combine the mayonnaise mixture with the pasta mixture in large bowl. Serve immediately or refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

SUNFLOWER, BACON AND PARMESAN BOW-TIE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions on box, drained.
• Add 1 cup of parmesan dressing, celery, onions, pimento/red pepper to pasta.
• Toss to mix.
• Chill several hours or overnight.
• Prior to serving, add remaining 1/2 cup dressing, bacon and sunflower seeds.
• Toss to mix and serve.

BOW-TIE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
• Quickly rinse the cooked pasta in cold water to stop it from continuing to cook; drain.
• Mix the cooled pasta, broccoli, tomatoes, sliced green onions, celery, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper in a large bowl.
• Gently stir the salad dressing, Parmesan cheese, sugar, basil, and salt in a bowl until evenly mixed.
• Pour the salad dressing mixture over the pasta mixture; gently toss to coat evenly.
• Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight before serving.

BROCCOLI, BACON, AND SUNFLOWER SEED SALAD

Steps:

• While slowly cooking bacon to extra crisp, soak raisins in HOT tap water. Drain bacon on paper towels. Drain raisins. Pour extra fat out of frying pan.
• In same pan (keeping the fond (browned bits), toast sunflower seeds lightly for one minute.
• Make dressing by combining mayo, sugar, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add crumbled bacon, sunflower seeds, and raisins.
• Trim florettes from top of rinsed, raw broccoli - toss into dressing. (You COULD choose to nuke or steam broccoli, but would loose much of the crunch). Use veg peeler to remove tough part of broccoli stem, then dice and add to salad. Toss, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.