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Hot Bacon and Pasta Salad

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

Prep Time: 25 Min

Total Time: 25 Min

Makes: 4 servings (1 3/4 cups each)

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INGREDIENTS:

box (7.75 oz) Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® classic salad mix

slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

1/4

cup sliced onion

tablespoons balsamic vinegar

tablespoon packed brown sugar

tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

1/4

teaspoon Dijon mustard

cups baby spinach

pear, cut into bite-size pieces

oz blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)

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DIRECTIONS:

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.
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.
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.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 430

(Calories from Fat 150),

Total Fat 16g

(Saturated Fat 7g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 30mg;
Sodium 1530mg;
Total Carbohydrate 56g

(Dietary Fiber 3g,
Sugars 15g),

Protein 16g;

Percent Daily Value*:

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;

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