9/19/10

From the kitchen of Papaw Al



Papaw Al's Tomato Bacon Pasta Salad

1 small box Rotini noodles
1 large cucumber, peeled and chopped into bite size pieces
2 cups chopped red onion
4 cuts grape tomatoes cut in half
2 -16 oz. bottles Kraft Tangy Bacon Catalina salad dressing

Cook noodles per box directions. Drain and cool. Add one bottle of salad dressing, stir to coat noodles well. Add all vegetables and mix well with pasta. Add the other bottle of dressing and stir well.

Variations

Use the Rotini vegetable noodles (the red and green ones)
Replace the Bacon Catalina dressing with Italian dressing

Additional ingredients

Add slices of pepperoni (quartered) or bacon bits

Enjoy!