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;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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nannyknits

report Posted Jun. 13, 2012 6:44 PM

As people on a heart smart/diabetiec diet.. our doctor says it does not hurt anything to have something in moderation every now and them...I have found out a little will not kill you.like someone saie "you don't have to eat the whole bowl" I will be making this... Linda

GlitzyAngel

report Posted Jun. 13, 2012 4:32 PM

Hallo! A few of you had mentioned about the sodium and fat. Perhaps you could use Canadian Bacon,or no nitrite bacon, low fat,low salt even try turkey bacon. For the blue cheese, I use low fat feta cheese. We like it! I am sure a lot of you have better ideas but I thought I would share a few of my ideas with you. Wishing you Peace

rgreen66

report Posted Jun. 13, 2012 2:43 PM

Amen, Slosh29 totally agree!

slosh29

report Posted Jun. 6, 2012 12:20 PM

I tried this and it was pretty popular..one person ate most of it and I managed to get some...I would make it again.. I dont understand why people that are making nutritional comments even looked on Pillsbury for recipes.There are websites out there for healthy, low sodium, weight watchers etc that will provide what you are apparently looking for. I do not expect recipes on Pillsbury (or other sites like it) to be healthy and when I do have them they are in moderation.I would suggest you try sites specific to your needs instead of commenting on recipes you didnt even try.IMHO.

Pootsyanne

report Posted Jun. 10, 2011 7:50 AM

This sounds super yummy and looks even better!!! If you are trying to eat healthy, this probably is not your best option. But who says you have to eat THE WHOLE SERVING SIZE? I dont know what the serving size says, but why couldn't you just eat 1/4 Cup? If you aren't eating it everyday in large amounts, GO FOR IT!