Name: Rae's Italian BS Pasta Salad recipe
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package tri-colored spiral pasta;1 pound bacon;1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves;⅓ cup Italian-style dressing;2 green onions, chopped;1 (16 ounce) bottle creamy Italian-style salad dressing;3 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced;1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives

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Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package tri-colored spiral pasta 1 pound bacon 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves ⅓ cup Italian-style dressing 2 green onions, chopped 1 (16 ounce) bottle creamy Italian-style salad dressing 3 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives

Nutrition Info

344.3 calories carbohydrate: 26.2 g cholesterol: 13.7 mg fat: 22.6 g fiber: 2.2 g protein: 9.3 g saturatedFat: 4.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 841 mg sugar: 4.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spiral pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 12 minutes, drain.
Fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels and crumble. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
Wilt spinach in the skillet with reserved bacon grease over medium heat, 2 to 3 minutes.
Toss cooked pasta with 1/3 cup Italian-style dressing in a large bowl, stir bacon, spinach, and green onions into coated pasta.
Stir creamy Italian-style dressing, tomatoes, and olives into pasta mixture. Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

This pasta salad comes together easily and is great for summer get-togethers. My family requests this all the time. I like to play with different veggies to add in variety. So play around with your favorites.

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