Description
A tangy, creamy, and crunchy pasta salad featuring bold pickle flavor and smoky-turkey bacon, perfect for picnics or weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Pickle Brine (from your jar of pickles)
- 1 tablespoon Yellow Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 8 slices Smoked Turkey Bacon
- 8 ounces Short Pasta (rotini, shells, or bow ties)
- 1 cup Pickles, chopped
- 1 cup Mini Cucumbers, sliced or diced
- 1 cup Mild Cheese, shredded (Colby, mild cheddar, or Monterey Jack)
- 1/2 cup Red Onions, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Fresh Dill, chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the short pasta according to the package instructions. Once cooked, drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle brine, yellow mustard, kosher salt, and sugar. Mix until smooth to create the dressing.
- In a skillet, cook the smoked turkey bacon until crispy. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, and chop.
- Add cooled pasta to dressing in the bowl. Mix in chopped turkey bacon, pickles, mini cucumbers, mild cheese, red onions, and fresh dill. Stir until evenly coated.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving to let flavors meld.
Notes
For a vegetarian option, replace smoked turkey bacon with roasted mushrooms or pan-fried tempeh. Use light mayonnaise for a lower-fat dressing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 30mg