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Updated Sep 14, 2011
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Dinner made easy with Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® classic salad mix. Have this delicious bacon salad ready in just 25 minutes.

Hot Bacon and Pasta Salad

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 box (7.75 oz) Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic salad mix
  • 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup sliced onion
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 1 pear, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add Pasta. Gently boil, uncovered, 12 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon and onion, stirring occasionally, until bacon is crisp. Transfer bacon and onion to large bowl with slotted spoon, reserving bacon drippings. Stir Seasoning mix from packet, vinegar, brown sugar, oil and mustard into drippings.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, toss bacon and onion mixture, spinach, pear and dressing until mixed; stir in cooked pasta. Sprinkle cheese over top of salad. Serve warm.

Nutrition

430 Calories
16g Total Fat
16g Protein
56g Total Carbohydrate
15g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
7g
34%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
1530mg
64%
Potassium
530mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
56g
19%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
15g
Protein
16g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
60%
60%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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