Hot Bacon and Pasta Salad

Throwing together this hot bacon salad, in 25 minutes is made easier by using Suddenly Salad® classic salad mix.

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Suddenly Salad Contest - August, 2009

Cara Lanz

ingredients 10
Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 25 min

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)

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Directions

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.
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.
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 Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 430
Calories from Fat: 150),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 16g; 16%
(Saturated Fat 7g, 7% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 30mg; 30%;
Sodium: 1530mg; 1530%;
Total Carbohydrate: 56g; 56%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 15g 15% ),
Protein: 16g; 16%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 60%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 20%;
Iron: 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;