Description

Combine the best ingredients of a BLT sandwich and a great pasta in this creamy dish. It's so loaded with smoky bacon, tomatoes, romaine lettuce and mayonnaise you'll have a hard time not eating all of it yourself.

Ingredients

• Pasta Salad:
• 8 oz. ditalini pasta or another very small pasta
• ½ lb. thick-cut bacon, about 5-6 slices, cooked with reserved bacon grease
• 2 c. grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 c. romaine lettuce, thinly chopped
• Dressing:
• ¾ c. mayonnaise
• 2½ T. warmed bacon grease
• 1 T. white vinegar
• ½ t. kosher salt, or to taste
• ¼ – ½ t. freshly ground black pepper

Steps

1. Cook bacon; when done, set aside to drain on paper towels; reserve the bacon grease.
2. While bacon is cooking, cook the pasta according to package directions; drain under cold water until pasta has cooled.
3. Slice the tomatoes and chop the lettuce.