Pasta Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Pasta Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Buttermilk Ranch Dressing takes around 30 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.66 per serving. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 498 calories, 14g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. 198 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. A mixture of bacon, salt and pepper, orecchiette pasta, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works well as a rather cheap salad. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 76%. This score is pretty good. Try Grilled Romaine and Tomato Salad with Bacon and Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, Bacon, Corn, Spinach, and Ranch Pasta Salad, and Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4 ounces bacon (about 4 strips)

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil

1 3/4 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels

3/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced (from about 6 green onions)

8 ounces orecchiette pasta

1/3 cup of buttermilk ranch dressing

3/4 cup diced red bell pepper

Salt for pasta water

Salt and pepper to taste

Equipment:

frying pan

paper towels

bowl

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Cook the pasta and corn: Heat 2 quarts of water in a large pot until boiling. Add 1 tablespoon of salt. Add the pasta and boil uncovered at a rolling boil until al dente.About 1 minute before the pasta is ready, add the corn to the boiling pasta water with the pasta.Drain the pasta and corn, and set aside.2 Cook the bacon: Cut the bacon into 1/2 inch pieces. Put in a frying pan and heat on medium. Cook until the fat has rendered and the bacon is well browned. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate.Note: Do not pour rendered fat down your kitchen sink unless you really like your plumber. Pour it into a jar to use for another cooking purpose or discard.3 Combine the ingredients to make the salad: In a large bowl add the drained, cooled pasta and corn, the bacon, and the remaining ingredients. Toss with with dressing. Add more salt and pepper to taste.Great served with grilled chicken or steak.

 

Step by step:

Drain the pasta and corn, and set aside.2 Cook the bacon

1. Cut the bacon into 1/2 inch pieces. Put in a frying pan and heat on medium. Cook until the fat has rendered and the bacon is well browned.

2. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate.Note: Do not pour rendered fat down your kitchen sink unless you really like your plumber.

3. Pour it into a jar to use for another cooking purpose or discard.3

4. Combine the ingredients to make the salad: In a large bowl add the drained, cooled pasta and corn, the bacon, and the remaining ingredients. Toss with with dressing.

5. Add more salt and pepper to taste.Great served with grilled chicken or steak.


1 Cook the pasta and corn

1. Heat 2 quarts of water in a large pot until boiling.

2. Add 1 tablespoon of salt.

3. Add the pasta and boil uncovered at a rolling boil until al dente.About 1 minute before the pasta is ready, add the corn to the boiling pasta water with the pasta.


Nutrition Information:

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498k Calories
14g Protein
23g Total Fat
59g Carbs
16% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
498k
25%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
5g
36%

Carbohydrates
59g
20%

  Sugar
7g
9%

Cholesterol
25mg
8%

Sodium
521mg
23%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
14g
28%

Vitamin K
71µg
68%

Selenium
42µg
61%

Vitamin C
44mg
54%

Manganese
0.72mg
36%

Vitamin A
1284IU
26%

Phosphorus
255mg
26%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
18%

Fiber
4g
18%

Magnesium
67mg
17%

Folate
65µg
16%

Vitamin B6
0.32mg
16%

Potassium
492mg
14%

Copper
0.25mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Iron
1mg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.14mg
9%

Calcium
39mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.21µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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